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Electoral wardE05014292
Masham & Fountains ward, North Yorkshire
Masham & Fountains is one of 89 electoral wards of North Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 7,537 residents in 3,336 households — 26 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Skipton and Ripon constituency.
Residents, 20217,537council ward average 6,920
Households3,3362.26 residents per household
Density26/ km²about 293.27 km² · North Yorkshire 77
Aged 65+29.7%North Yorkshire: 25.0% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 266
5–94.8% · 363
10–156.8% · 515
16–193.3% · 252
20–243.1% · 235
25–347.3% · 554
35–4915.9% · 1,197
50–6425.4% · 1,917
65–7416.5% · 1,242
75–8410.0% · 753
85+3.2% · 244
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.6% · 253
1 car or van37.3% · 1,244
2 cars or vans38.0% · 1,267
3 or more17.1% · 572
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Yorkshire overall: 68.6% owned, 11.8% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright49.1% · 1,639
With mortgage23.2% · 776
Shared ownership0.4% · 15
Social rented7.4% · 247
Private rented19.8% · 660
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house48.8% · 1,628
Semi-detached house28.5% · 951
Terraced house15.6% · 521
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 65
Converted house0.7% · 23
Other conversion0.7% · 25
Above shop / office0.6% · 21
Caravan, mobile3.0% · 101
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014292- Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 81 of 89
Parishes in the ward
AldfieldAzerleyBishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and WarsillBurton-on-YoreClint cum HamletsColsterdaleEavestoneEllingstringEllington High and LowFearbyGrantleyGrewelthorpeHealeyIlton-cum-PottKirkby MalzeardLavertonLindrick with Studley Royal and FountainsLittlethorpeMarkenfield HallMarkington with WallerthwaiteMashamNiddRipleySawleySkeldingSouth Stainley with CaytonStudley RogerSwinton with WarthermarskeWarsillWinksley
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAire Valley22.2% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned6,347BBentham & Ingleton30.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned7,422GGlusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven25.4% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned8,124MMid Craven30.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned5,245PPateley Bridge & Nidderdale28.8% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned5,548RRipon Minster & Moorside27.3% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned8,104RRipon Ure Bank & Spa22.5% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned8,486SSettle & Penyghent34.1% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned5,627SSkipton East & South23.0% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned7,289SSkipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby28.0% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned5,650SSkipton West & West Craven22.7% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned6,318WWashburn & Birstwith25.1% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned6,547WWathvale & Bishop Monkton23.7% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned8,548WWharfedale34.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned4,905
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.