Bentham & Ingleton
vs Wharfedale
Bentham & Ingleton has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Wharfedale. Homes in Wharfedale sold for a median of £402,500, 44% above Bentham & Ingleton. Wharfedale has more green space nearby (77% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Bentham & Ingleton has 7,425 residents in 3,448 households; Wharfedale has 4,900 in 2,266. Wharfedale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 4.3 percentage points more than Bentham & Ingleton (North Yorkshire: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Bentham & Ingleton and 44% in Wharfedale. Bentham & Ingleton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 3.2 percentage points more than Wharfedale (North Yorkshire: 69%). Wharfedale has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 4.9 percentage points more than Bentham & Ingleton (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Bentham & Ingleton and £402,500 in Wharfedale, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Wharfedale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 77%, 63.3 percentage points more than Bentham & Ingleton (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bentham & Ingleton, and 6 in Wharfedale. The typical postcode is 1,103 m from the nearest school in Bentham & Ingleton and 1,351 m in Wharfedale. The typical postcode is 3,222 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bentham & Ingleton and 10,372 m in Wharfedale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 56% of premises in Bentham & Ingleton and 44% in Wharfedale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 34 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bentham & Ingleton and 30 in Wharfedale, 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.
Bentham & Ingleton is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,425 people in 3,448 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, 4% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the North Yorkshire average.
Wharfedale is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 4,900 people in 2,266 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £402,500 over the past two years, 49% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 77% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 419% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Bentham & Ingleton and Wharfedale next to other wards of North Yorkshire.