Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale
vs Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale. Homes in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale sold for a median of £229,995, in line with Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale has 6,605 residents in 2,688 households; Scotton & Lower Wensleydale has 7,083 in 2,364. Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 3 percentage points more than Scotton & Lower Wensleydale (North Yorkshire: 25%). Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 7.1 percentage points more than Scotton & Lower Wensleydale (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale (39%) and detached houses in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale (43%). Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 1.9 percentage points more than Scotton & Lower Wensleydale (North Yorkshire: 69%). Scotton & Lower Wensleydale has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 11 percentage points more than Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £229,995 in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and £225,000 in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 11%). A typical postcode has 15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale, and 7 in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. The typical postcode is 706 m from the nearest school in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and 1,786 m in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. The typical postcode is 9,746 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and 4,138 m in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and 52% in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 35 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and 34 in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, 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.
Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,605 people in 2,688 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £229,995 over the past two years, 15% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the North Yorkshire average.
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,083 people in 2,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 17% 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.
Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale and Scotton & Lower Wensleydale next to other wards of North Yorkshire.