Bilton & Nidd Gorge
vs Coppice Valley & Duchy
Coppice Valley & Duchy has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Bilton & Nidd Gorge. Homes in Coppice Valley & Duchy sold for a median of £290,000, 5% above Bilton & Nidd Gorge. Bilton & Nidd Gorge has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Bilton & Nidd Gorge has 7,363 residents in 3,531 households; Coppice Valley & Duchy has 7,149 in 3,354. Bilton & Nidd Gorge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 2.3 percentage points more than Coppice Valley & Duchy (North Yorkshire: 25%). Coppice Valley & Duchy has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 1.4 percentage points more than Bilton & Nidd Gorge (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Bilton & Nidd Gorge (43%) and flats in Coppice Valley & Duchy (26%). Bilton & Nidd Gorge has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 3.7 percentage points more than Coppice Valley & Duchy (North Yorkshire: 69%). Coppice Valley & Duchy has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 17.9 percentage points more than Bilton & Nidd Gorge (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Bilton & Nidd Gorge and £290,000 in Coppice Valley & Duchy, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (13% and 13%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bilton & Nidd Gorge, and 224 in Coppice Valley & Duchy. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Bilton & Nidd Gorge and 447 m in Coppice Valley & Duchy. The typical postcode is 1,983 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bilton & Nidd Gorge and 1,085 m in Coppice Valley & Duchy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Bilton & Nidd Gorge and 95% in Coppice Valley & Duchy.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bilton & Nidd Gorge and 75 in Coppice Valley & Duchy, 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.
Bilton & Nidd Gorge is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,363 people in 3,531 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, in line with the North Yorkshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the North Yorkshire average.
Coppice Valley & Duchy is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,149 people in 3,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 7% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Bilton & Nidd Gorge and Coppice Valley & Duchy next to other wards of North Yorkshire.