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Helmsley & Ampleforth

Middle area

The north east of the North Yorkshire. 7,064 people in 351 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 73% of people in Helmsley & Ampleforth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£374,500
Joint 2,283rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,097
Joint 4,390th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
73%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Helmsley & Ampleforth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Helmsley & Ampleforth at a rate of 35.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences82
Anti-social behaviour67
Other crime49
Criminal damage and arson25
Burglary9
Vehicle crime6
Drug offences5
Shoplifting5
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Helmsley & Ampleforth compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from £126,500 to £580,000. The middle area is £270,000. Helmsley & Ampleforth is £374,500.
£374,50015th most expensive
Population77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 5,494 to 14,085. The middle area is 7,669. Helmsley & Ampleforth is 7,097.
7,09728th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 64.0%. Helmsley & Ampleforth is 73.0%.
73%37th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 29.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 86.5%. Helmsley & Ampleforth is 75.3%.
75.3%23rd lowest

Is Helmsley & Ampleforth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Helmsley & Ampleforth at a rate of 35.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Helmsley & Ampleforth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), anti-social behaviour (67) and other crime (49).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Helmsley & Ampleforth alone. See North Yorkshire

Average house price
£270,463
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,783
116th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Helmsley & Ampleforth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Helmsley & Ampleforth was £374,500 in 2025.

Helmsley & Ampleforth had 7,097 usual residents at the census.

About 73% of people in Helmsley & Ampleforth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Helmsley & Ampleforth, 75.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.