Masham & Fountains
vs Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Masham & Fountains. Homes in Masham & Fountains sold for a median of £430,000, 26% above Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Masham & Fountains has 7,538 residents in 3,335 households; Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has 5,547 in 2,448. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (30% and 29%). Masham & Fountains has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.2 percentage points more than Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Masham & Fountains and 48% in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 1.8 percentage points more than Masham & Fountains (North Yorkshire: 69%). Masham & Fountains has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 2 percentage points more than Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £430,000 in Masham & Fountains and £340,000 in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.9 percentage points more than Masham & Fountains (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Masham & Fountains, and 7 in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. The typical postcode is 1,397 m from the nearest school in Masham & Fountains and 818 m in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. The typical postcode is 7,622 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Masham & Fountains and 15,019 m in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Masham & Fountains and 24% in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 24 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Masham & Fountains and 31 in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale, 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.
Masham & Fountains is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,538 people in 3,335 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £430,000 over the past two years, 59% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the North Yorkshire average.
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,547 people in 2,448 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 26% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Masham & Fountains and Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale next to other wards of North Yorkshire.