Brayton & Barlow
vs Cawood & Escrick
Cawood & Escrick has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Brayton & Barlow. Homes in Cawood & Escrick sold for a median of £400,000, 48% above Brayton & Barlow. Cawood & Escrick has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Brayton & Barlow has 6,345 residents in 2,746 households; Cawood & Escrick has 5,802 in 2,368. Brayton & Barlow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 2.2 percentage points more than Cawood & Escrick (North Yorkshire: 25%). Brayton & Barlow has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 1.3 percentage points more than Cawood & Escrick (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Brayton & Barlow and 59% in Cawood & Escrick. Brayton & Barlow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 1.2 percentage points more than Cawood & Escrick (North Yorkshire: 69%). Cawood & Escrick has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 5.4 percentage points more than Brayton & Barlow (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Brayton & Barlow 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%, 3.8 percentage points more than Brayton & Barlow (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brayton & Barlow, and 6 in Cawood & Escrick. The typical postcode is 423 m from the nearest school in Brayton & Barlow and 986 m in Cawood & Escrick. The typical postcode is 2,302 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brayton & Barlow and 6,357 m in Cawood & Escrick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Brayton & Barlow and 78% in Cawood & Escrick.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brayton & Barlow 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.
Brayton & Barlow is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,345 people in 2,746 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,000 over the past two years, in line with 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.
Brayton & Barlow and Cawood & Escrick next to other wards of North Yorkshire.