Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale
vs Washburn & Birstwith
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Washburn & Birstwith. Homes in Washburn & Birstwith sold for a median of £535,000, 57% above Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. Washburn & Birstwith has more green space nearby (51% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has 5,547 residents in 2,448 households; Washburn & Birstwith has 6,549 in 2,762. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 3.6 percentage points more than Washburn & Birstwith (North Yorkshire: 25%). Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 4.7 percentage points more than Washburn & Birstwith (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and 59% in Washburn & Birstwith. Washburn & Birstwith has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 5.1 percentage points more than Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (North Yorkshire: 69%). Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.3 percentage points more than Washburn & Birstwith (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and £535,000 in Washburn & Birstwith, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Washburn & Birstwith has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 51%, 34.7 percentage points more than Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale, and 5 in Washburn & Birstwith. The typical postcode is 818 m from the nearest school in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and 1,489 m in Washburn & Birstwith. The typical postcode is 15,019 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and 4,359 m in Washburn & Birstwith. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 24% of premises in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and 50% in Washburn & Birstwith.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and 34 in Washburn & Birstwith, 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.
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.
Washburn & Birstwith is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,549 people in 2,762 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £535,000 over the past two years, 98% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 51% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 242% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale and Washburn & Birstwith next to other wards of North Yorkshire.