Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
vs Tadcaster
Tadcaster has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. Homes in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith sold for a median of £455,000, 60% above Tadcaster. Tadcaster has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has 6,495 residents in 2,735 households; Tadcaster has 7,511 in 3,408. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 24%). Tadcaster has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 10.7 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 Tadcaster (39%). Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 8.3 percentage points more than Tadcaster (North Yorkshire: 69%). Tadcaster has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.2 percentage points more than Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith (North Yorkshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £455,000 in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and £285,000 in Tadcaster, against £270,000 across North Yorkshire.
Surroundings
Tadcaster has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 2.9 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 45 in Tadcaster. The typical postcode is 1,144 m from the nearest school in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 519 m in Tadcaster. The typical postcode is 5,326 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 4,761 m in Tadcaster. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 82% in Tadcaster.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 59 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and 55 in Tadcaster, 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.
Tadcaster is one of 89 wards in North Yorkshire, home to 7,511 people in 3,408 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, 6% above the North Yorkshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the North Yorkshire average.
More comparisons.
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith and Tadcaster next to other wards of North Yorkshire.