Ripon Ure Bank & Spa
vs Sowerby & Topcliffe
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Sowerby & Topcliffe. Homes in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa sold for a median of £295,000, 9% above Sowerby & Topcliffe. Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has 8,491 residents in 3,609 households; Sowerby & Topcliffe has 7,791 in 3,328. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 22%). Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 4.7 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 28% of homes in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 36% in Sowerby & Topcliffe. Sowerby & Topcliffe has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 2 percentage points more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 69%). Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 5.4 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and £271,000 in Sowerby & Topcliffe, 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%, 16.4 percentage points more than Sowerby & Topcliffe (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 117 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa, and 23 in Sowerby & Topcliffe. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest school in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 472 m in Sowerby & Topcliffe. The typical postcode is 4,690 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 2,260 m in Sowerby & Topcliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 57% in Sowerby & Topcliffe.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 55 in Sowerby & Topcliffe, 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.
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.
Sowerby & Topcliffe is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,791 people in 3,328 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £271,000 over the past two years, in line with the North Yorkshire median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and Sowerby & Topcliffe next to other wards of North Yorkshire.