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Easingwold
vs Sowerby & Topcliffe

Sowerby & Topcliffe has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Easingwold. Homes in Easingwold sold for a median of £367,497, 36% above Sowerby & Topcliffe. Easingwold has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of North Yorkshire with Easingwold highlighted
Easingwold
305 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire with Sowerby & Topcliffe highlighted
Sowerby & Topcliffe
282 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
city average

People

Easingwold has 6,792 residents in 3,167 households; Sowerby & Topcliffe has 7,791 in 3,328. Easingwold has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 7.7 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 25%). Easingwold has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 5.7 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 31%).

6,792Residents (2021)
7,791Residents (2021)
615,411Residents (2021)
3,167Households
3,328Households
274,295Households
13.6%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
29.8%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Aged 65 and over
25.0%Aged 65 and over
33.5%Living alone
27.8%Living alone
30.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Easingwold and 36% in Sowerby & Topcliffe. Easingwold has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 1.5 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 69%). Sowerby & Topcliffe has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.3 percentage points more than Easingwold (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £367,497 in Easingwold and £271,000 in Sowerby & Topcliffe, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.

£367,497Median sale price
£271,000Median sale price
£270,000Median sale price
67.4%Owner-occupied
65.9%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
15.2%Private renting
18.5%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
16.3%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
11.8%Social renting
44.8%Detached houses
36.2%Detached houses
33.8%Detached houses
26.9%Semi-detached houses
30.2%Semi-detached houses
32.3%Semi-detached houses
18.5%Terraced houses
23.7%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
7.2%Flats
6.6%Flats
8.0%Flats

Surroundings

Easingwold has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 2.3 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Easingwold, and 23 in Sowerby & Topcliffe. The typical postcode is 559 m from the nearest school in Easingwold and 472 m in Sowerby & Topcliffe. The typical postcode is 15,022 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Easingwold and 2,260 m in Sowerby & Topcliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Easingwold and 57% in Sowerby & Topcliffe.

7.4%Green space within 500 m
5.1%Green space within 500 m
14.9%Green space within 500 m
45Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
16Services within 15 min (median)
559 mNearest school (median)
472 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
15.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
33Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,006Postcodes in flood risk areas
80.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
57.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Easingwold and 55 in Sowerby & Topcliffe, 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.

54Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
55Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
68Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Sowerby & Topcliffe

Sowerby & Topcliffe is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,791 people in 3,328 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £271,000 over the past two years, in line with 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.

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