Electoral wardE05014265
Cayton ward, North Yorkshire
Cayton is one of 89 electoral wards of North Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 4,366 residents in 2,104 households — 220 people per km², the 89th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Residents, 20214,366council ward average 6,920
Households2,1042.08 residents per household
Density220/ km²about 19.81 km² · North Yorkshire 77
Aged 65+34.2%North Yorkshire: 25.0% · under 16: 12.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 162
5–93.5% · 152
10–155.2% · 225
16–192.5% · 110
20–243.2% · 140
25–349.7% · 425
35–4913.8% · 601
50–6424.2% · 1,058
65–7417.7% · 774
75–8413.0% · 567
85+3.5% · 151
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.7% · 288
1 car or van49.4% · 1,039
2 cars or vans28.3% · 595
3 or more8.7% · 182
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Yorkshire overall: 68.6% owned, 11.8% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright54.8% · 1,153
With mortgage28.0% · 590
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented5.7% · 121
Private rented11.1% · 233
Type of home
Detached house31.7% · 667
Semi-detached house55.7% · 1,172
Terraced house9.9% · 209
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 44
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014265- Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 89
Parishes in the ward
CaytonGristhorpeLebberstonOsgodby
Other wards in the same constituency
CCastle16.5% aged 65+ · 37.1% owned8,313DDanby & Mulgrave31.7% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned4,897DDerwent Valley & Moor30.7% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned5,241EEastfield12.8% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned7,179EEsk Valley & Coast32.8% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned6,699FFalsgrave & Stepney23.7% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned8,253NNewby29.0% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned6,286NNorthstead20.1% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned7,387SScalby & the Coast36.9% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned5,734SSeamer27.1% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned4,692WWeaponness & Ramshill32.9% aged 65+ · 55.7% owned7,560WWhitby Streonshalh24.9% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned5,679WWhitby West29.5% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned7,450WWoodlands23.9% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned7,447
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.