Danby & Mulgrave
vs Esk Valley & Coast
Danby & Mulgrave has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Esk Valley & Coast. Homes in Esk Valley & Coast sold for a median of £342,500, 19% above Danby & Mulgrave. Esk Valley & Coast has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Danby & Mulgrave has 4,894 residents in 2,238 households; Esk Valley & Coast has 6,699 in 3,071. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (32% and 33%). Danby & Mulgrave has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.2 percentage points more than Esk Valley & Coast (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Danby & Mulgrave and 52% in Esk Valley & Coast. Esk Valley & Coast has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 10.3 percentage points more than Danby & Mulgrave (North Yorkshire: 69%). Danby & Mulgrave has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 6.4 percentage points more than Esk Valley & Coast (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £287,500 in Danby & Mulgrave and £342,500 in Esk Valley & Coast, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Esk Valley & Coast has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 13 percentage points more than Danby & Mulgrave (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Danby & Mulgrave, and 8 in Esk Valley & Coast. The typical postcode is 1,225 m from the nearest school in Danby & Mulgrave and 944 m in Esk Valley & Coast. The typical postcode is 4,791 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Danby & Mulgrave and 1,659 m in Esk Valley & Coast. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 25% of premises in Danby & Mulgrave and 22% in Esk Valley & Coast.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 44 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Danby & Mulgrave and 29 in Esk Valley & Coast, 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.
Danby & Mulgrave is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 4,894 people in 2,238 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £287,500 over the past two years, 6% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the North Yorkshire average.
Esk Valley & Coast is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,699 people in 3,071 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £342,500 over the past two years, 27% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 92% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Danby & Mulgrave and Esk Valley & Coast next to other wards of North Yorkshire.