Ripon Minster & Moorside
vs Ripon Ure Bank & Spa
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Ripon Minster & Moorside. Homes in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa sold for a median of £295,000, 18% above Ripon Minster & Moorside. Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Ripon Minster & Moorside has 8,102 residents in 3,686 households; Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has 8,491 in 3,609. Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 4.9 percentage points more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 25%). Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1 percentage point more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Ripon Minster & Moorside (35%) and detached houses in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (28%). Ripon Minster & Moorside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 2.2 percentage points more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 69%). Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 7.4 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Ripon Minster & Moorside and £295,000 in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 10.5 percentage points more than Ripon Minster & Moorside (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ripon Minster & Moorside, and 117 in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. The typical postcode is 429 m from the nearest school in Ripon Minster & Moorside and 396 m in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. The typical postcode is 5,770 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ripon Minster & Moorside and 4,690 m in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Ripon Minster & Moorside and 61% in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ripon Minster & Moorside and 40 in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa, 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.
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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.
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,491 people in 3,609 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 over the past two years, 9% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Ripon Minster & Moorside and Ripon Ure Bank & Spa next to other wards of North Yorkshire.