Derwent Valley & Moor
vs Thornton Dale & Wolds
Thornton Dale & Wolds has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Derwent Valley & Moor. Homes in Thornton Dale & Wolds sold for a median of £310,000, 11% above Derwent Valley & Moor. Thornton Dale & Wolds has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Derwent Valley & Moor has 5,241 residents in 2,267 households; Thornton Dale & Wolds has 7,060 in 3,120. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (31% and 30%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Derwent Valley & Moor and 47% in Thornton Dale & Wolds. Derwent Valley & Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 6.2 percentage points more than Thornton Dale & Wolds (North Yorkshire: 69%). Thornton Dale & Wolds has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.8 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 £310,000 in Thornton Dale & Wolds, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Thornton Dale & Wolds has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.9 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 3 in Thornton Dale & Wolds. The typical postcode is 780 m from the nearest school in Derwent Valley & Moor and 2,674 m in Thornton Dale & Wolds. The typical postcode is 6,868 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Derwent Valley & Moor and 7,140 m in Thornton Dale & Wolds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 44% of premises in Derwent Valley & Moor and 35% in Thornton Dale & Wolds.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Derwent Valley & Moor and 41 in Thornton Dale & Wolds, 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.
Thornton Dale & Wolds is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,060 people in 3,120 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £310,000 over the past two years, 15% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Derwent Valley & Moor and Thornton Dale & Wolds next to other wards of North Yorkshire.