Aire Valley
vs Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven
Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Aire Valley. Homes in Aire Valley sold for a median of £280,975, 22% above Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven. Aire Valley has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Aire Valley has 6,342 residents in 2,736 households; Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven has 8,122 in 3,542. Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 3.2 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 25%). Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.2 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Aire Valley and 37% in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven. Aire Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 9.3 percentage points more than Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven (North Yorkshire: 69%). Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,975 in Aire Valley and £229,950 in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Aire Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 26.7 percentage points more than Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aire Valley, and 48 in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven. The typical postcode is 506 m from the nearest school in Aire Valley and 319 m in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven. The typical postcode is 2,203 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aire Valley and 2,411 m in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Aire Valley and 86% in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Aire Valley and 48 in Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven, against 68 across North Yorkshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Aire Valley is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,342 people in 2,736 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,975 over the past two years, 4% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 129% above the North Yorkshire average.
Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,122 people in 3,542 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £229,950 over the past two years, 15% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Aire Valley and Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven next to other wards of North Yorkshire.