Electoral wardE05014255
Bedale ward, North Yorkshire
Bedale is one of 89 electoral wards of North Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 6,234 residents in 2,852 households — 56 people per km², the 64th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Thirsk and Malton constituency.
Residents, 20216,234council ward average 6,920
Households2,8522.19 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 112.12 km² · North Yorkshire 77
Aged 65+27.7%North Yorkshire: 25.0% · under 16: 14.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 234
5–94.4% · 277
10–156.2% · 387
16–193.4% · 211
20–244.7% · 296
25–349.2% · 573
35–4915.5% · 965
50–6425.1% · 1,566
65–7414.7% · 914
75–848.7% · 545
85+4.3% · 265
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.6% · 303
1 car or van40.0% · 1,141
2 cars or vans34.5% · 985
3 or more14.8% · 423
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Yorkshire overall: 68.6% owned, 11.8% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright41.9% · 1,195
With mortgage24.1% · 688
Shared ownership0.4% · 12
Social rented12.5% · 356
Private rented21.1% · 603
Type of home
Detached house45.8% · 1,308
Semi-detached house35.7% · 1,019
Terraced house12.7% · 361
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 102
Converted house0.4% · 12
Other conversion0.8% · 24
Above shop / office0.9% · 26
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014255- Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 62 of 89
Parishes in the ward
Ainderby QuernhowBedaleBurrill with CowlingCarthorpeClifton-on-YoreEast TanfieldFirbyHolmeHoweHowgraveKirklington-cum-UpslandPickhill with RoxbyRookwithSinderbySnape with ThorpSutton with HowgraveThirnThornton WatlassWellWest Tanfield
Other wards in the same constituency
AAiskew & Leeming20.0% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned6,115AAmotherby & Ampleforth26.5% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned5,588FFiley37.8% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned7,083HHelmsley & Sinnington31.4% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned5,115HHillside & Raskelf28.5% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned6,607HHunmanby & Sherburn31.1% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,919KKirkbymoorside & Dales31.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned6,349MMalton22.6% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned6,321NNorton21.4% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned8,184PPickering33.8% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned7,257SSheriff Hutton & Derwent27.2% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned6,806SSowerby & Topcliffe22.1% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned7,789TThirsk24.7% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned7,074TThornton Dale & Wolds30.0% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned7,058
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.