Barlby & Riccall
vs Cawood & Escrick
Barlby & Riccall has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Cawood & Escrick. Homes in Cawood & Escrick sold for a median of £400,000, 58% above Barlby & Riccall. Cawood & Escrick has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Barlby & Riccall has 6,021 residents in 2,561 households; Cawood & Escrick has 5,802 in 2,368. Cawood & Escrick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.4 percentage points more than Barlby & Riccall (North Yorkshire: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (25% and 24%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Barlby & Riccall and 59% in Cawood & Escrick. Barlby & Riccall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 1.4 percentage points more than Cawood & Escrick (North Yorkshire: 69%). Cawood & Escrick has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 4.7 percentage points more than Barlby & Riccall (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £253,500 in Barlby & Riccall and £400,000 in Cawood & Escrick, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Cawood & Escrick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 3.7 percentage points more than Barlby & Riccall (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Barlby & Riccall, and 6 in Cawood & Escrick. The typical postcode is 336 m from the nearest school in Barlby & Riccall and 986 m in Cawood & Escrick. The typical postcode is 3,778 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Barlby & Riccall and 6,357 m in Cawood & Escrick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Barlby & Riccall and 78% in Cawood & Escrick.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Barlby & Riccall and 28 in Cawood & Escrick, 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.
Barlby & Riccall is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,021 people in 2,561 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £253,500 over the past two years, 6% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the North Yorkshire average.
Cawood & Escrick is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,802 people in 2,368 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 48% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Barlby & Riccall and Cawood & Escrick next to other wards of North Yorkshire.