Selby East
vs Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton
Selby East has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton. Homes in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton sold for a median of £280,000, 56% above Selby East. Selby East has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Selby East has 8,349 residents in 3,610 households; Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton has 6,355 in 2,772. Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 13 percentage points more than Selby East (North Yorkshire: 25%). Selby East has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.6 percentage points more than Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Selby East (43%) and detached houses in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton (52%). Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 30 percentage points more than Selby East (North Yorkshire: 69%). Selby East has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 17.8 percentage points more than Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Selby East and £280,000 in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Selby East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 5.9 percentage points more than Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 112 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Selby East, and 7 in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton. The typical postcode is 281 m from the nearest school in Selby East and 487 m in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton. The typical postcode is 589 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Selby East and 4,725 m in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Selby East and 87% in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 216 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Selby East and 42 in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton, 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.
Selby East is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 8,349 people in 3,610 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 33% below the North Yorkshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the North Yorkshire average.
Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,355 people in 2,772 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, 4% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 49% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Selby East and Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton next to other wards of North Yorkshire.