Skelton (York)

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:26

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

5 reported · August 2026▲ 67% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: York Outer (West) · North Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

313 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 368 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

146 food businesses within 2 miles

• 118 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Poppleton (2.8 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£311,865 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across York · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,199 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY

• 1 bed £875
• 2 bed £1,082
• 3 bed £1,279

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,556 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

63 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Rawcliffe Bar Park & Ride (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• York's acts of Remembrance 2026· 30 Oct 2026
• Applications invited from older residents to Christmas Cheer events· 30 Oct 2026
• Council adds to record highways maintenance programme list· 29 Oct 2026
• Council outlines scale of future budget challenge· 29 Oct 2026
• City centre access for this year’s Christmas Market· 28 Oct 2026

Source: York Council

202,821 residents in York · 746/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,579
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,713
• Net moves+866

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 261 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,287 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 93,700)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 27,170 pupils

49 primary · 9 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 30 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

62 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · York

182 CQC-registered services

• Care homes42
• GP practices20
• Dentists53
• Homecare agencies44
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · York

• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

294 applications decided

82.3% granted · 242 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Luke Charters

Labour

York Outer

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 24
• Con 3
• LD 19
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,506 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,860 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

61% low-carbon electricity

Imports 39% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 28%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 60.8 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in YO30

• Linton-On-Ouse Medical Centre
• Riverfields - Bcss Inpatient Unit
• Westerdale Unit - Bcss Inpatient Unit

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in York Outer:

• Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues388 local signatures · 11,756 nationwide
• Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation380 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills236 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth157 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Skelton, York · 0.1 km

  Skelton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England. It is four miles (6.4 km) north-north-west of the city of York, west of Haxby, and on the east bank of t…

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  Skelton Manor · 0.3 km

  Skelton Manor is a historic house in the village of Skelton, in the rural northern part of the City of York, in England.

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  St Giles' Church, Skelton · 0.4 km

  St Giles' Church is the parish church of Skelton, a village in the rural northern part of the City of York.

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  Skelton Hall · 0.4 km

  Skelton Hall is a Grade II listed building located in North Yorkshire, England. In 1814 Mrs Mary Thompson, the widow of Henry Thompson, came to live in Skelton at The Cottage from where she not only kept an eye on the…

• Nether Poppleton · 1.3 km

  Nether Poppleton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It is by the west bank of the River Ouse and is adjacent to Upper Poppleton west of York. It is…

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  St Everilda's Church, Nether Poppleton · 1.3 km

  St Everilda's Church lies in Nether Poppleton, a village immediately north-west of York, in England.

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