Boroughbridge & Claro
vs Ripon Minster & Moorside
Ripon Minster & Moorside has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Boroughbridge & Claro. Homes in Boroughbridge & Claro sold for a median of £343,498, 37% above Ripon Minster & Moorside. Ripon Minster & Moorside has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Boroughbridge & Claro has 7,406 residents in 3,261 households; Ripon Minster & Moorside has 8,102 in 3,686. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 27%). Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6.7 percentage points more than Boroughbridge & Claro (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Boroughbridge & Claro (47%) and semi-detached houses in Ripon Minster & Moorside (35%). Boroughbridge & Claro has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 8.4 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £343,498 in Boroughbridge & Claro and £250,000 in Ripon Minster & Moorside, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 4 percentage points more than Boroughbridge & Claro (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Boroughbridge & Claro, and 107 in Ripon Minster & Moorside. The typical postcode is 672 m from the nearest school in Boroughbridge & Claro and 429 m in Ripon Minster & Moorside. The typical postcode is 7,013 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Boroughbridge & Claro and 5,770 m in Ripon Minster & Moorside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 70% of premises in Boroughbridge & Claro and 77% in Ripon Minster & Moorside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Boroughbridge & Claro and 86 in Ripon Minster & Moorside, 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.
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Boroughbridge & Claro is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,406 people in 3,261 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £343,498 over the past two years, 27% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the North Yorkshire average.
Ripon Minster & Moorside is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,102 people in 3,686 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 7% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Boroughbridge & Claro and Ripon Minster & Moorside next to other wards of North Yorkshire.