Aiskew & Leeming
vs Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske
Aiskew & Leeming has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske. Homes in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske sold for a median of £362,500, 25% above Aiskew & Leeming. Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske has more green space nearby (5% within 500 m, against 3%).
People
Aiskew & Leeming has 6,117 residents in 2,423 households; Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske has 6,352 in 2,800. Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 10.9 percentage points more than Aiskew & Leeming (North Yorkshire: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (24% and 24%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Aiskew & Leeming and 63% in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske. Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 15.5 percentage points more than Aiskew & Leeming (North Yorkshire: 69%). Aiskew & Leeming has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 8.4 percentage points more than Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Aiskew & Leeming and £362,500 in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 5%, 2 percentage points more than Aiskew & Leeming (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aiskew & Leeming, and 2 in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske. The typical postcode is 772 m from the nearest school in Aiskew & Leeming and 2,077 m in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske. The typical postcode is 1,359 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aiskew & Leeming and 5,404 m in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Aiskew & Leeming and 36% in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Aiskew & Leeming and 41 in Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske, 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.
Aiskew & Leeming is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,117 people in 2,423 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 7% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 3% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 82% below the North Yorkshire average.
Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,352 people in 2,800 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £362,500 over the past two years, 34% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Aiskew & Leeming and Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske next to other wards of North Yorkshire.