Selby

Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.

Selby supports 37,320 workplace jobs.

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Workplace Jobs

37,320

Median Annual Earnings

N/A

England: £33,080

Median House Price

N/A

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

GVA per Job

£64,918

55th of 391

England: £63,763

Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026

Demographics & Population

Census 2021 population by age band.

The population is 91,989 with 62.7% of working age. The dependency ratio is 59.5%.

Population

91,989

Working-Age %

62.7%

Dependency Ratio

59.5%

Working-Age Pop.

57,662

Source: Census 2021, ONS·Last updated 2021

Earnings & Income

Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.

Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).

Median Annual

£0

England: £33,080

10th Percentile

N/A

90th Percentile

N/A

90/10 Ratio

N/A

Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026

Industry Structure

Location quotients and shift-share analysis for Selby's economy.

The most specialised sectors are Electricity, gas & air conditioning (LQ 7.40) and Manufacturing (LQ 2.90). Professional, scientific & technical shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Administrative & support services underperforms its national sectoral trend.

Largest Sector

Manufacturing

Most Specialised

Electricity, gas & air conditioning

England: LQ 7.40

Fastest Growing

Professional, scientific & technical

Specialised Sectors

England: LQ > 1.25

Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026

Housing & Property Market

Estimated house prices for Selby vs England, 2015-2025.

House price data is not available for this area.

Median Price

£0

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

12-Month Change

N/A

Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026

Benchmark to national figures

Comparing Selby to England and Great Britain averages.

Median earnings

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Median house price

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Claimant rate

N/A

GVA per job

£64,918

England: £61,178(6% above)

GB: £61,125(6% above)

Working-age population

62.7%

England: 62.1%(0.6pp higher)

GB: 61.9%(0.8pp higher)

Population change (5yr)

N/A

Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.