Great Ayton
vs Stokesley
Stokesley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Great Ayton. Homes in Stokesley sold for a median of £325,000, 33% above Great Ayton. Great Ayton has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 4%).
People
Great Ayton has 5,488 residents in 2,632 households; Stokesley has 6,183 in 2,954. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (34% and 33%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (34% and 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Great Ayton (36%) and detached houses in Stokesley (47%). Stokesley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 2.1 percentage points more than Great Ayton (North Yorkshire: 69%). Great Ayton has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.9 percentage points more than Stokesley (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Great Ayton and £325,000 in Stokesley, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Great Ayton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 6 percentage points more than Stokesley (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Ayton, and 36 in Stokesley. The typical postcode is 552 m from the nearest school in Great Ayton and 565 m in Stokesley. The typical postcode is 1,461 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Ayton and 5,163 m in Stokesley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Great Ayton and 70% in Stokesley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Ayton and 53 in Stokesley, 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.
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.
Stokesley is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,183 people in 2,954 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 20% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 4% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 75% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Great Ayton and Stokesley next to other wards of North Yorkshire.