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Great Ayton
vs Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley

Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Great Ayton. Homes in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley sold for a median of £400,000, 63% above Great Ayton. Great Ayton has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of North Yorkshire with Great Ayton highlighted
Great Ayton
254 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire with Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley highlighted
Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley
359 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
city average

People

Great Ayton has 5,488 residents in 2,632 households; Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley has 5,939 in 2,682. Great Ayton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley (North Yorkshire: 25%). Great Ayton has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6.2 percentage points more than Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley (North Yorkshire: 31%).

5,488Residents (2021)
5,939Residents (2021)
615,411Residents (2021)
2,632Households
2,682Households
274,295Households
11.4%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
33.8%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Aged 65 and over
25.0%Aged 65 and over
33.8%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
30.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Great Ayton (36%) and detached houses in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley (60%). Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 7 percentage points more than Great Ayton (North Yorkshire: 69%). Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.4 percentage points more than Great Ayton (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Great Ayton and £400,000 in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.

£245,000Median sale price
£400,000Median sale price
£270,000Median sale price
71.2%Owner-occupied
78.2%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
13.6%Private renting
15.0%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
14.2%Social renting
6.4%Social renting
11.8%Social renting
32.5%Detached houses
59.7%Detached houses
33.8%Detached houses
36.0%Semi-detached houses
18.8%Semi-detached houses
32.3%Semi-detached houses
23.1%Terraced houses
18.9%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
6.5%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.0%Flats

Surroundings

Great Ayton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 1.2 percentage points more than Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Ayton, and 4 in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Great Ayton and 2,181 m in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley. The typical postcode is 1,461 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Ayton and 8,053 m in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Great Ayton and 27% in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley.

9.7%Green space within 500 m
8.5%Green space within 500 m
14.9%Green space within 500 m
21Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
16Services within 15 min (median)
552 mNearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
43Postcodes in flood risk areas
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,006Postcodes in flood risk areas
48.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
27.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Ayton and 49 in Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley, 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.

63Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
49Recorded 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.

Great Ayton

Great Ayton is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,488 people in 2,632 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,000 over the past two years, 9% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% below the North Yorkshire average.

Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley

Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,939 people in 2,682 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 48% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the North Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

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