Huntington is a suburban village on the north‑eastern edge of York, roughly a couple of miles from the city centre. It has medieval origins but grew substantially in the 20th century, now combining a surviving village core with post‑war and later housing estates, local schools, shops and green spaces set close to the floodplain of the River Foss.
Locally the area feels like a mix of commuter suburb and small local community, with convenient access to the A‑ring road and nearby shopping and leisure at Monks Cross. There are pleasant cycle and walking routes into town and into the surrounding countryside, and the neighbourhood is notable for that easy balance between city accessibility and quieter residential streets.
Postcode districts covering Huntington
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 23.8 miles
- York 2.5 miles
- Harrogate 19.6 miles
- Castleford 21.9 miles
- Pontefract 23 miles
- Selby 14.5 miles
- Goole 21.2 miles
- Ripon 21.5 miles
- Kippax 19.9 miles
- Garforth 19.1 miles
- Knaresborough 16.4 miles
- Knottingley 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 0.3 miles
- New Earswick Parish 0.5 miles
- Earswick Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Heworth Ward 1.5 miles
- Heworth Without Parish 1.5 miles
- Haxby Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Clifton Without Parish 1.8 miles
- Guildhall Ward 1.8 miles
- Clifton Ward 1.9 miles
- Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ward 2 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 2.2 miles
- Wigginton Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Huntington
YO32 4BQ, YO32 9BH, YO32 9SB, YO32 4AT, YO31 9PD, YO32 9XW, YO32 9RZ, YO32 4DT, YO32 9LQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.2 miles
- York Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Murton Lane 2.8 miles
Hotels near Huntington Ad
- The Churchill Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 2.1 miles
- The Fat Badger 4 2.2 miles
- The Minster Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Hotel Clementine 4 2 miles
- Malmaison York 4 2.5 miles
- The Waggon & Horses 3 2.5 miles
- The Milner York formerly the Principal York 5 2.5 miles
- The Dean Court 4 2.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly 3 2.5 miles
Schools in Huntington
- 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 1.9 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 2.6 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 3 miles
- University of York University 3 miles
- Wentworth College College 3.1 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 5.2 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.3 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 10.9 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 11 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 13 miles