Masham & Fountains
vs Ripon Minster & Moorside
Ripon Minster & Moorside has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Masham & Fountains. Homes in Masham & Fountains sold for a median of £430,000, 72% above Ripon Minster & Moorside. Masham & Fountains has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Masham & Fountains has 7,538 residents in 3,335 households; Ripon Minster & Moorside has 8,102 in 3,686. Masham & Fountains has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 2.4 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 25%). Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 5.1 percentage points more than Masham & Fountains (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Masham & Fountains (49%) and semi-detached houses in Ripon Minster & Moorside (35%). Masham & Fountains has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 6.2 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 69%). Masham & Fountains has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 3.3 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £430,000 in Masham & Fountains and £250,000 in Ripon Minster & Moorside, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Masham & Fountains has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Masham & Fountains, and 107 in Ripon Minster & Moorside. The typical postcode is 1,397 m from the nearest school in Masham & Fountains and 429 m in Ripon Minster & Moorside. The typical postcode is 7,622 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Masham & Fountains and 5,770 m in Ripon Minster & Moorside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Masham & Fountains and 77% in Ripon Minster & Moorside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 24 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Masham & Fountains and 86 in Ripon Minster & Moorside, 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.
Ripon Minster & Moorside is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,102 people in 3,686 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 7% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Masham & Fountains and Ripon Minster & Moorside next to other wards of North Yorkshire.