Eastfield
vs Falsgrave & Stepney
Eastfield has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Falsgrave & Stepney. Homes in Eastfield sold for a median of £190,000, 30% above Falsgrave & Stepney. Falsgrave & Stepney has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Eastfield has 7,176 residents in 2,961 households; Falsgrave & Stepney has 8,557 in 4,072. Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 11.1 percentage points more than Eastfield (North Yorkshire: 25%). Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 9.2 percentage points more than Eastfield (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Eastfield (56%) and terraced houses in Falsgrave & Stepney (31%). Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 10.4 percentage points more than Eastfield (North Yorkshire: 69%). Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 15 percentage points more than Eastfield (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £190,000 in Eastfield and £146,000 in Falsgrave & Stepney, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Falsgrave & Stepney has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 4.5 percentage points more than Eastfield (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Eastfield, and 100 in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 354 m from the nearest school in Eastfield and 324 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. The typical postcode is 1,375 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Eastfield and 1,134 m in Falsgrave & Stepney. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Eastfield and 92% in Falsgrave & Stepney.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 150 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Eastfield and 132 in Falsgrave & Stepney, 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.
Eastfield is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,176 people in 2,961 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, 30% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the North Yorkshire average.
Falsgrave & Stepney is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,557 people in 4,072 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £146,000 over the past two years, 46% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Eastfield and Falsgrave & Stepney next to other wards of North Yorkshire.