New Earswick sits just north of York and was created in the early 20th century by philanthropist Joseph Rowntree as a model garden suburb for workers. Designed around ideas of healthy living and community, it retains tree-lined streets, generous gardens and allotments, a small village centre and a sense of intentional layout that contrasts with nearby urban housing.
There remains a strong community ethos, influenced by the Rowntree Quaker tradition, with local organisations, a housing trust carrying forward the original social-housing purpose and active green spaces that link residents to the city. Today it’s a sought-after, mixed residential neighbourhood that combines historic social ideals with practical access to York’s amenities.
Postcode districts covering New Earswick
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 23.6 miles37.9 km
- York 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Harrogate 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Castleford 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Pontefract 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Selby 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Goole 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Ripon 21 miles33.8 km
- Kippax 19.9 miles32 km
- Garforth 19 miles30.6 km
- Knaresborough 16 miles25.8 km
- Knottingley 21.5 miles34.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Huntington Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Earswick Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Haxby Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Clifton Without Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Heworth Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wigginton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Clifton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Rawcliffe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Heworth Without Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Guildhall Ward 2 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in New Earswick
YO32 4BR, YO32 4BP, YO32 4AS, YO32 4DR, YO32 4DS, YO32 4AH, YO32 4TT, YO32 4BE, YO32 4BU … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.5 miles57.2 km
- York Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Murton Lane 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near New Earswick Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Grand, York 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Moxy York 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Churchill Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
Schools in New Earswick
- Joseph Rowntree School Secondary
- New Earswick Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 1.9 miles3.1 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- University of York University 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Wentworth College College 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 3.5 miles5.6 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 4 miles6.5 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Castle Howard Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Castle Howard Country house 11 miles17.7 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles20.4 km