The ward sits to the north‑east of York city centre and combines the suburban village of Huntington with the model‑village community of New Earswick. It has a semi‑rural feel with parks and river corridors, lying close to the River Foss and offering easy road links into the city, which makes it a popular residential area for commuters.
New Earswick is best known for its early 20th‑century origins as a garden village founded by Joseph Rowntree and still shows a strong community ethos and active local organisations; Huntington contributes a mix of older village character and more recent suburban housing, local shops, schools and small businesses, so the ward blends historic social ideals with everyday suburban life on the edge of York.
Postcode districts covering Huntington & New Earswick
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 24 miles
- York 2.6 miles
- Harrogate 19.9 miles
- Castleford 22.1 miles
- Pontefract 23.2 miles
- Selby 14.6 miles
- Goole 21.1 miles
- Ripon 21.8 miles
- Kippax 20.1 miles
- Garforth 19.3 miles
- Knaresborough 16.7 miles
- Knottingley 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Huntington Built-up area 0.3 miles
- New Earswick Parish 0.8 miles
- Earswick Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Heworth Without Parish 1.4 miles
- Heworth Ward 1.5 miles
- Haxby Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Guildhall Ward 2 miles
- Clifton Without Parish 2 miles
- Clifton Ward 2.1 miles
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 2.3 miles
- Osbaldwick Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Wigginton Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Huntington & New Earswick
YO32 9GU, YO32 4DN, YO32 4AE, YO31 9HB, YO31 9EW, YO32 4BG, YO32 9QU, YO31 9JJ, YO31 9BX … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 26.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.2 miles
- Murton Lane 2.6 miles
- York Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Huntington & New Earswick Ad
- Grays Court 4 2.2 miles
- The Grand, York 5 2.7 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 2.5 miles
- Clementine's Guest House 5 2.3 miles
- Moxy York 4 2.3 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 2.3 miles
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 2.3 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 3 miles
- Hotel Indigo York 4 2.5 miles
Schools in Huntington & New Earswick
- Huntington Primary Academy Primary
- Huntington School Secondary
- Joseph Rowntree School Secondary
- New Earswick Primary School Primary
- Yearsley Grove Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 2.1 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.8 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 2.8 miles
- University of York University 3 miles
- Wentworth College College 3.1 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 4.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.4 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.4 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 10.7 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 10.8 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles