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Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow

Middle area

The south east of the North Yorkshire. 9,894 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 149 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 14% of people in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£378,500
Joint 2,205th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,408
Joint 1,690th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow at a rate of 33.7 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 offences134
Anti-social behaviour81
Other crime46
Criminal damage and arson32
Burglary27
Drug offences9
Vehicle crime4
Robbery0
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow compares

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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. Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow is £378,500.
£378,500joint 13th 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. Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow is 9,408.
9,40812th most 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%. Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow is 14.0%.
14%joint 15th fewest 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%. Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow is 88.2%.
88.2%34th highest

Is Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow at a rate of 33.7 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, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (46).

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 Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow alone. See North Yorkshire

Average house price
£270,080
Up 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,783
116th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.3×
Joint 172nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow in brief

The median price paid for a home in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow was £378,500 in 2025.

Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow had 9,408 usual residents at the census.

About 14% of people in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.