Ripon Ure Bank & Spa
vs Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. Homes in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton sold for a median of £391,250, 33% above Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has 8,491 residents in 3,609 households; Wathvale & Bishop Monkton has 8,548 in 3,584. Wathvale & Bishop Monkton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 1.3 percentage points more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 25%). Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 10.3 percentage points more than Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (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 51% in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. Wathvale & Bishop Monkton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 4.4 percentage points more than Ripon Ure Bank & Spa (North Yorkshire: 69%). Ripon Ure Bank & Spa has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 2.5 percentage points more than Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and £391,250 in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton, 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%, 15.9 percentage points more than Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 117 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa, and 5 in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest school in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 1,093 m in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. The typical postcode is 4,690 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 8,262 m in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 35% in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and 33 in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton, 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.
Wathvale & Bishop Monkton is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,548 people in 3,584 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £391,250 over the past two years, 45% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa and Wathvale & Bishop Monkton next to other wards of North Yorkshire.