Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
vs Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone. Homes in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith sold for a median of £455,000, 13% above Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone. Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has 6,495 residents in 2,735 households; Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has 7,753 in 3,278. Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 1.1 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 25%). Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 4.6 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (53%) and semi-detached houses in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone (48%). Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 6 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 69%). Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.7 percentage points more than Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £455,000 in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and £403,000 in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 10.1 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 15%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith, and 44 in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone. The typical postcode is 1,144 m from the nearest school in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 399 m in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone. The typical postcode is 5,326 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 1,006 m in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 98% in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 59 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 50 in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone, 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.
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 6,495 people in 2,735 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £455,000 over the past two years, 69% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the North Yorkshire average.
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,753 people in 3,278 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £403,000 over the past two years, 49% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% above the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone next to other wards of North Yorkshire.