Castle
vs Falsgrave & Stepney
Castle has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Falsgrave & Stepney. Homes in Falsgrave & Stepney sold for a median of £146,000, 8% above Castle. Falsgrave & Stepney has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Castle has 8,002 residents in 4,131 households; Falsgrave & Stepney has 8,557 in 4,072. Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 7.1 percentage points more than Castle (North Yorkshire: 25%). Castle has the higher share of people living alone: 48%, 10.4 percentage points more than Falsgrave & Stepney (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Castle and 31% in Falsgrave & Stepney. Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 20.6 percentage points more than Castle (North Yorkshire: 69%). Castle has the higher share of private renting: 49%, 21.8 percentage points more than Falsgrave & Stepney (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £135,000 in Castle and £146,000 in Falsgrave & Stepney, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 7.6 percentage points more than Castle (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 289 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Castle, and 100 in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 359 m from the nearest school in Castle and 324 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 574 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Castle and 1,134 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Castle and 92% in Falsgrave & Stepney.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 524 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Castle and 132 in Falsgrave & Stepney, 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.
Castle is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,002 people in 4,131 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £135,000 over the past two years, 50% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the North Yorkshire average.
Falsgrave & Stepney is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,557 people in 4,072 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £146,000 over the past two years, 46% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Castle and Falsgrave & Stepney next to other wards of North Yorkshire.