Easingwold
vs Ouseburn
Ouseburn has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Easingwold. Homes in Ouseburn sold for a median of £460,000, 25% above Easingwold. Easingwold has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Easingwold has 6,792 residents in 3,167 households; Ouseburn has 6,480 in 2,320. Easingwold has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 8.9 percentage points more than Ouseburn (North Yorkshire: 25%). Easingwold has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 12.9 percentage points more than Ouseburn (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Easingwold and 58% in Ouseburn. Ouseburn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 9.7 percentage points more than Easingwold (North Yorkshire: 69%). Easingwold has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.1 percentage points more than Ouseburn (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £367,497 in Easingwold and £460,000 in Ouseburn, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Easingwold has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 2.4 percentage points more than Ouseburn (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Easingwold, and 7 in Ouseburn. The typical postcode is 559 m from the nearest school in Easingwold and 991 m in Ouseburn. The typical postcode is 15,022 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Easingwold and 4,241 m in Ouseburn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Easingwold and 51% in Ouseburn.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Easingwold and 14 in Ouseburn, 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.
Ouseburn is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,480 people in 2,320 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £460,000 over the past two years, 70% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Easingwold and Ouseburn next to other wards of North Yorkshire.