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Pickering
vs Thornton Dale & Wolds

Pickering has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Thornton Dale & Wolds. Homes in Thornton Dale & Wolds sold for a median of £310,000, 22% above Pickering. Thornton Dale & Wolds has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of North Yorkshire with Pickering highlighted
Pickering
218 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire with Thornton Dale & Wolds highlighted
Thornton Dale & Wolds
303 postcodes
Map of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
city average

People

Pickering has 7,260 residents in 3,481 households; Thornton Dale & Wolds has 7,060 in 3,120. Pickering has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 3.8 percentage points more than Thornton Dale & Wolds (North Yorkshire: 25%). Pickering has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 9.3 percentage points more than Thornton Dale & Wolds (North Yorkshire: 31%).

7,260Residents (2021)
7,060Residents (2021)
615,411Residents (2021)
3,481Households
3,120Households
274,295Households
12.8%Aged 15–29
12.0%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
33.8%Aged 65 and over
30.0%Aged 65 and over
25.0%Aged 65 and over
35.4%Living alone
26.1%Living alone
30.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Pickering and 47% in Thornton Dale & Wolds. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (70% and 70%). Thornton Dale & Wolds has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.8 percentage points more than Pickering (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £254,950 in Pickering and £310,000 in Thornton Dale & Wolds, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.

£254,950Median sale price
£310,000Median sale price
£270,000Median sale price
69.5%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
14.5%Private renting
19.3%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
15.4%Social renting
9.8%Social renting
11.8%Social renting
40.6%Detached houses
47.1%Detached houses
33.8%Detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Semi-detached houses
32.3%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Terraced houses
13.8%Terraced houses
20.7%Terraced houses
6.6%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.0%Flats

Surroundings

Thornton Dale & Wolds has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 4.6 percentage points more than Pickering (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 82 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pickering, and 3 in Thornton Dale & Wolds. The typical postcode is 418 m from the nearest school in Pickering and 2,674 m in Thornton Dale & Wolds. The typical postcode is 671 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pickering and 7,140 m in Thornton Dale & Wolds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Pickering and 35% in Thornton Dale & Wolds.

7.9%Green space within 500 m
12.5%Green space within 500 m
14.9%Green space within 500 m
82Services within 15 min (median)
3Services within 15 min (median)
16Services within 15 min (median)
418 mNearest school (median)
2.7 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
671 mNearest tram or rail (median)
7.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
53Postcodes in flood risk areas
77Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,006Postcodes in flood risk areas
84.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
34.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 73 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pickering and 41 in Thornton Dale & Wolds, 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.

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
41Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
68Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Pickering

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.

Thornton Dale & Wolds

Thornton Dale & Wolds is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,060 people in 3,120 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £310,000 over the past two years, 15% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the North Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Pickering and Thornton Dale & Wolds next to other wards of North Yorkshire.

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