Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Cayton at a glance
- House prices
- £202,110
- Lower prices20th percentile
- Schools
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 39th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 63.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle54th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle69th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Cayton a good place to live?
Cayton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Cayton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 63.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Cayton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £202,110
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 81 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Cayton
Schools
23rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Cayton
Flood risk
9.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 6.1% of the area. That is the 69th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Cayton
Transport
39th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Cayton a good place to live?
Cayton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Cayton safe?
Cayton ranks in the 54th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Cayton?
The median sale price was £202,110 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Cayton?
Schools rank in the 23rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Cayton?
Nearby public profiles include Bilton Grange & New Park East in North Yorkshire and Hunmanby & Sherburn in North Yorkshire.
