Derwent Valley & Moor
vs Falsgrave & Stepney
Falsgrave & Stepney has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Derwent Valley & Moor. Homes in Derwent Valley & Moor sold for a median of £280,000, 92% above Falsgrave & Stepney. Falsgrave & Stepney has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Derwent Valley & Moor has 5,241 residents in 2,267 households; Falsgrave & Stepney has 8,557 in 4,072. Derwent Valley & Moor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 7 percentage points more than Falsgrave & Stepney (North Yorkshire: 25%). Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 12 percentage points more than Derwent Valley & Moor (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Derwent Valley & Moor (47%) and terraced houses in Falsgrave & Stepney (31%). Derwent Valley & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 19.8 percentage points more than Falsgrave & Stepney (North Yorkshire: 69%). Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 11.2 percentage points more than Derwent Valley & Moor (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Derwent Valley & Moor 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%, 5.5 percentage points more than Derwent Valley & Moor (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Derwent Valley & Moor, and 100 in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 780 m from the nearest school in Derwent Valley & Moor and 324 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 6,868 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Derwent Valley & Moor and 1,134 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 44% of premises in Derwent Valley & Moor and 92% in Falsgrave & Stepney.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Derwent Valley & Moor 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.
Derwent Valley & Moor is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,241 people in 2,267 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, 4% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% 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.
Derwent Valley & Moor and Falsgrave & Stepney next to other wards of North Yorkshire.