Fairfax & Starbeck
vs Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
Fairfax & Starbeck has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. Homes in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith sold for a median of £455,000, 75% above Fairfax & Starbeck. Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Fairfax & Starbeck has 8,542 residents in 3,829 households; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has 6,495 in 2,735. Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 5.6 percentage points more than Fairfax & Starbeck (North Yorkshire: 25%). Fairfax & Starbeck has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 11.7 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Fairfax & Starbeck (39%) and detached houses in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (53%). Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 15.2 percentage points more than Fairfax & Starbeck (North Yorkshire: 69%). Fairfax & Starbeck has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.3 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Fairfax & Starbeck and £455,000 in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 1.2 percentage points more than Fairfax & Starbeck (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fairfax & Starbeck, and 7 in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. The typical postcode is 489 m from the nearest school in Fairfax & Starbeck and 1,144 m in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. The typical postcode is 550 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fairfax & Starbeck and 5,326 m in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Fairfax & Starbeck and 45% in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Fairfax & Starbeck and 59 in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith, 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.
Fairfax & Starbeck is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,542 people in 3,829 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 4% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the North Yorkshire average.
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,495 people in 2,735 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £455,000 over the past two years, 69% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Fairfax & Starbeck and Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith next to other wards of North Yorkshire.