Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
vs Wharfedale

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Wharfedale. Homes in Wharfedale sold for a median of £402,500, 17% above Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. Wharfedale has more green space nearby (77% within 500 m, against 40%).

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby

275 postcodes

Wharfedale

319 postcodes

North Yorkshire

city average

People

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has 5,653 residents in 2,621 households; Wharfedale has 4,900 in 2,266. Wharfedale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 6.3 percentage points more than Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (North Yorkshire: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).

5,653Residents (2021)

4,900Residents (2021)

615,411Residents (2021)

2,621Households

2,266Households

274,295Households

11.3%Aged 15–29

11.2%Aged 15–29

14.6%Aged 15–29

28.1%Aged 65 and over

34.4%Aged 65 and over

25.0%Aged 65 and over

32.0%Living alone

31.9%Living alone

30.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and 44% in Wharfedale. Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 5.6 percentage points more than Wharfedale (North Yorkshire: 69%). Wharfedale has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 4.6 percentage points more than Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,000 in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and £402,500 in Wharfedale, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.

£345,000Median sale price

£402,500Median sale price

£270,000Median sale price

76.3%Owner-occupied

70.7%Owner-occupied

68.6%Owner-occupied

16.9%Private renting

21.5%Private renting

18.7%Private renting

5.9%Social renting

7.2%Social renting

11.8%Social renting

31.3%Detached houses

43.5%Detached houses

33.8%Detached houses

22.8%Semi-detached houses

28.3%Semi-detached houses

32.3%Semi-detached houses

30.9%Terraced houses

18.2%Terraced houses

20.7%Terraced houses

5.0%Flats

3.5%Flats

8.0%Flats

Surroundings

Wharfedale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 77%, 37.4 percentage points more than Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 158 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, and 6 in Wharfedale. The typical postcode is 266 m from the nearest school in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and 1,351 m in Wharfedale. The typical postcode is 724 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and 10,372 m in Wharfedale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and 44% in Wharfedale.

39.9%Green space within 500 m

77.3%Green space within 500 m

14.9%Green space within 500 m

158Services within 15 min (median)

6Services within 15 min (median)

16Services within 15 min (median)

266 mNearest school (median)

1.4 kmNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

724 mNearest tram or rail (median)

10.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

34Postcodes in flood risk areas

50Postcodes in flood risk areas

4,006Postcodes in flood risk areas

90.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

44.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

80.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and 30 in Wharfedale, 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.

64Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

30Recorded 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.

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 5,653 people in 2,621 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 28% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 168% above the North Yorkshire average.

Wharfedale

Wharfedale is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 4,900 people in 2,266 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £402,500 over the past two years, 49% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 77% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 419% above the North Yorkshire average.

More comparisons.

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby and Wharfedale next to other wards of North Yorkshire.

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Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastbyvs Wharfedale