Aire Valley
vs Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
Aire Valley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. Homes in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby sold for a median of £345,000, 23% above Aire Valley. Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 34%).
People
Aire Valley has 6,342 residents in 2,736 households; Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has 5,653 in 2,621. Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 5.9 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 25%). Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.7 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Aire Valley (39%) and detached houses in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (31%). Aire Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 5.6 percentage points more than Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (North Yorkshire: 69%). Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 4.7 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,975 in Aire Valley and £345,000 in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 5.8 percentage points more than Aire Valley (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aire Valley, and 158 in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. The typical postcode is 506 m from the nearest school in Aire Valley and 266 m in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. The typical postcode is 2,203 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aire Valley and 724 m in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Aire Valley and 90% in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Aire Valley and 64 in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, 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.
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,653 people in 2,621 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 28% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 168% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Aire Valley and Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby next to other wards of North Yorkshire.