Easingwold
vs Hillside & Raskelf
Easingwold has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Hillside & Raskelf. Homes in Hillside & Raskelf sold for a median of £467,500, 27% above Easingwold. Easingwold has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Easingwold has 6,792 residents in 3,167 households; Hillside & Raskelf has 6,609 in 2,921. Easingwold has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.4 percentage points more than Hillside & Raskelf (North Yorkshire: 25%). Easingwold has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 8.7 percentage points more than Hillside & Raskelf (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Easingwold and 61% in Hillside & Raskelf. Hillside & Raskelf has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 6.6 percentage points more than Easingwold (North Yorkshire: 69%). Hillside & Raskelf has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.3 percentage points more than Easingwold (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £367,497 in Easingwold and £467,500 in Hillside & Raskelf, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (7% and 7%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Easingwold, and 2 in Hillside & Raskelf. The typical postcode is 559 m from the nearest school in Easingwold and 2,587 m in Hillside & Raskelf. The typical postcode is 15,022 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Easingwold and 8,373 m in Hillside & Raskelf. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Easingwold and 32% in Hillside & Raskelf.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Easingwold and 29 in Hillside & Raskelf, 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.
Easingwold is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,792 people in 3,167 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £367,497 over the past two years, 36% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the North Yorkshire average.
Hillside & Raskelf is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,609 people in 2,921 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £467,500 over the past two years, 73% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Easingwold and Hillside & Raskelf next to other wards of North Yorkshire.