Kirkbymoorside & Dales
vs Pickering
Pickering has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Kirkbymoorside & Dales. Homes in Kirkbymoorside & Dales sold for a median of £265,000, 4% above Pickering. Kirkbymoorside & Dales has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Kirkbymoorside & Dales has 6,345 residents in 2,977 households; Pickering has 7,260 in 3,481. Pickering has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 2.7 percentage points more than Kirkbymoorside & Dales (North Yorkshire: 25%). Pickering has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.6 percentage points more than Kirkbymoorside & Dales (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and 41% in Pickering. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (70% and 70%). Kirkbymoorside & Dales has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6.8 percentage points more than Pickering (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and £254,950 in Pickering, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Kirkbymoorside & Dales has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 8.1 percentage points more than Pickering (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kirkbymoorside & Dales, and 82 in Pickering. The typical postcode is 1,503 m from the nearest school in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and 418 m in Pickering. The typical postcode is 10,224 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and 671 m in Pickering. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and 84% in Pickering.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kirkbymoorside & Dales and 73 in Pickering, 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.
Kirkbymoorside & Dales is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,345 people in 2,977 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, in line with the North Yorkshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the North Yorkshire average.
Pickering is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,260 people in 3,481 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £254,950 over the past two years, 6% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Kirkbymoorside & Dales and Pickering next to other wards of North Yorkshire.