Derwent Valley & Moor
vs Seamer
Seamer has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Derwent Valley & Moor. Homes in Derwent Valley & Moor sold for a median of £280,000, 24% above Seamer. Derwent Valley & Moor has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Derwent Valley & Moor has 5,241 residents in 2,267 households; Seamer has 4,688 in 2,055. Derwent Valley & Moor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.7 percentage points more than Seamer (North Yorkshire: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 25%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Derwent Valley & Moor (47%) and semi-detached houses in Seamer (52%). Seamer has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 7 percentage points more than Derwent Valley & Moor (North Yorkshire: 69%). Derwent Valley & Moor has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.6 percentage points more than Seamer (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Derwent Valley & Moor and £225,000 in Seamer, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (10% and 10%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Derwent Valley & Moor, and 23 in Seamer. The typical postcode is 780 m from the nearest school in Derwent Valley & Moor and 877 m in Seamer. The typical postcode is 6,868 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Derwent Valley & Moor and 903 m in Seamer. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 44% of premises in Derwent Valley & Moor and 77% in Seamer.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Derwent Valley & Moor and 55 in Seamer, 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.
Seamer is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 4,688 people in 2,055 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 17% below 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.
More comparisons.
Derwent Valley & Moor and Seamer next to other wards of North Yorkshire.