Wetherby
Wetherby is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 13,572. It has around 27 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and 11 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £522,473, and there were around 69 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 Wetherby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Yorkshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025).
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Selby and Ainsty
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 9° · 51% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:24
9h 11m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
68 reported · August 2026▼ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences19
- Shoplifting10
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Public order8
Neighbourhood team: Leeds North East · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Roundhay Ward Area Tackling antisocial behaviour in the Oakwood area We focus on areas of ASB and vehicle nuisance on West Avenue and Rou…
- Harewood Ward Area Road safety - there is public concern about the speed of traffic throughout the ward area. Residential burglary Rural…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,159 reported road collisions (2025)
331 killed or seriously injured · 1,530 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
116 food businesses within 2 miles
- 94 rated 4–5 ★ (84 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 34 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cattal (8.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,080 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£849 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £594
- 2 bed £769
- 3 bed £941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
9,306 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · ESSO (10.8 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: The Cluster of Nuts Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches43
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK33,901
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,388
- Net moves+7,513
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 189 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 306,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
380 schools · 85,418 pupils
290 primary · 41 secondary · 49 other
Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
349 inspected 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
634 CQC-registered services
- Care homes205
- GP practices80
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (WETHERBY)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,247 applications decided
90.3% granted · 1,126 granted, 121 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative
Wetherby and Easingwold
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens23
- Restaurants & cafés31
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,395 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
212 jobs advertised · £39,798 avg
e.g. Night Shift Engineer, Class 1 Adr Driver, Veterinary Referral Clinician - Surgery - Soft Tissue
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
Grid electricity
85% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 42% · Wind 38% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%
84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LS22
- Collingham Church View Surgery
- Crossley Street Surgery
- Wetherby & Bramham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wetherby and Easingwold:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation952 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills218 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks209 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND192 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK156 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Wetherby Town Hall · 0.1 kmWetherby Town Hall is a community building in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall no longer plays a major civic function but provides an office which is used by Wetherby Town Council and facilities for lo…
- Wetherby Methodist Church · 0.1 km
Wetherby Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The present church is on Bank Street and replaces earlier chapels on North Street and Victoria Stre…
St Joseph's Church, Wetherby · 0.2 kmSt Joseph's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.
- St James' Parish Church, Wetherby · 0.2 km
St James' Parish Church is an Anglican parish church serving the parish of Wetherby with Linton in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.
Wetherby Bridge · 0.2 kmWetherby Bridge is a scheduled monument and Grade II-listed bridge over the River Wharfe in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, dating from the 13th century. The bridge connects Micklethwaite on the south bank to the town centr…
Wetherby War Memorial · 0.2 kmWetherby War Memorial stands on Wetherby Bridge in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. It was erected as a memorial to those who had fallen in the First World War. The memorial was designed by Louis Frederick Roslyn.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wetherby?
- Wetherby is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Wetherby?
- Wetherby has an approximate settlement population of 13,572.
- How deprived is Wetherby?
- The North Yorkshire local authority, which includes Wetherby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.