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Steeton

Steeton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 4,196. It has 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 16 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Steeton and Silsden, 2.1 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Steeton area — all from official UK open data.

Council
North Yorkshire
County
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Police force
North Yorkshire
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 64th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.

Low crime89
Home affordability56
Affordable rents75
Good schools43
Life expectancy72
Low council tax23

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

13°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 8° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:33

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026 29% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Burglary2
  • Drugs2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Keighley · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Keighley Central Ward Area To target street crime, retail theft, and anti-social behaviour in Keighley Town Centre. This targeted approac…
  • Worth Valley Ward Area Targeting anti-social behaviour in Worth Valley. To target rural crime to keep communities safe. Tackling speeding…

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

Road safety

1,043 reported road collisions (2024)

266 killed or seriously injured · 1,441 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

169 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 137 rated 4–5 ★ (111 top)
  • 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Steeton and Silsden (1.9 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Steeton & Silsden (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,569 average 3.1% YoY

Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£433,551
Semi-detached£270,358
Terraced£218,729
Flat£143,005

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£844 average monthly rent 2% YoY

  • 1 bed £590
  • 2 bed £764
  • 3 bed £935

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Shell (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (3.6 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Mill Lane 1 (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

615,491 residents in North Yorkshire

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Council tax

£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 306,270)

A £1,696
B £1,979
C £2,262
D £2,544
E £3,110
F £3,675
G £4,241
H £5,089

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

Schools

379 schools · 85,538 pupils

290 primary · 41 secondary · 48 other

Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

349inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Harrogate Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Outwood Academy EasingwoldOutstanding
  • Ryedale SchoolOutstanding
  • Ermysted's Grammar SchoolGood
  • Lady Lumley's AcademyGood
  • Malton SchoolGood
  • Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeGood
  • Norton SchoolGood
  • Outwood Academy RiponGood
  • Ripon Grammar SchoolGood
  • Scarborough University Technical CollegeGood
  • Skipton Girls' High SchoolGood
  • South Craven SchoolGood
  • St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolGood
  • St John Fisher Catholic AcademyGood
  • Stokesley SchoolGood
  • The Skipton AcademyGood
  • Wensleydale SchoolGood
  • Barlby High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Bedale High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Boroughbridge High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Graham SchoolRequires improvement
  • Harrogate High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Whitby SchoolRequires improvement
  • Brayton Academy
  • Filey Academy
  • George Pindar School
  • King James's School
  • Nidderdale High School
  • Richmond School & Sixth Form College
  • Risedale School
  • Rossett School
  • Scalby Academy
  • Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
  • Settle College
  • Sherburn High School
  • St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
  • St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
  • Tadcaster Grammar School
  • Thirsk School & Sixth Form College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Yorkshire

Care & health services

639 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes204
  • GP practices80
  • Dentists141
  • Homecare agencies159
  • Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

1,070 applications decided

88.9% granted · 951 granted, 119 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 10
  • Con 41
  • LD 13
  • Grn 5
  • Ref 5
  • Oth 16

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

37,185 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

52 jobs advertised · £46,560 avg

e.g. Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Online Piano Tutoring Job in Steeton – Flexible Schedule, Conveyancing Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£731 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,703 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 57,421 certificates

14.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.4 women · 64.5 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Keighley and Ilkley:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Keighley Tarn · 0.9 km

    Keighley Tarn, also known as Redcar Tarn, is an upland lake 1.2 miles (2 km) north-west of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The site is popular with bird-watchers, model boat hobbyists and star-gazers. The tarn al…

  • Steeton with Eastburn · 1.4 km

    Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population…

  • Steeton, West Yorkshire · 1.4 km

    Steeton is a village in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding, it is 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Skipton, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Keighley and j…

  • Steeton A.F.C. · 1.6 km

    Steeton Association Football Club is an English football club based in Steeton, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at Marley Stadium, Keighley.

  • Airedale General Hospital · 1.8 km

    Airedale General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital based in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Airedale was opened for patients in July 1970…

  • Steeton and Silsden railway station · 1.9 km

    Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of Steeton and the town of Silsden in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated closer to Steeton than to Silsden, and is on the Airedale Line. The station, and all…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Steeton?
Steeton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
What is the population of Steeton?
Steeton has an approximate settlement population of 4,196.