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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
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.

Low crime89
Home affordability56
Affordable rents75
Good schools42
Life expectancy71
Low deprivation64
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 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

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

Detached£431,122
Semi-detached£269,527
Terraced£219,836
Flat£142,783

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)

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

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wetherby Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Wetherby 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 km

    St 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 km

    Wetherby 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 km

    Wetherby 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.