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Electoral wardE05014335
Wharfedale ward, North Yorkshire
Wharfedale is one of 89 electoral wards of North Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 4,905 residents in 2,264 households — 12 people per km², the 86th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Skipton and Ripon constituency.
Residents, 20214,905council ward average 6,920
Households2,2642.17 residents per household
Density12/ km²about 422.84 km² · North Yorkshire 77
Aged 65+34.5%North Yorkshire: 25.0% · under 16: 11.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.8% · 137
5–93.7% · 182
10–155.2% · 257
16–193.4% · 165
20–243.9% · 193
25–346.2% · 304
35–4913.3% · 651
50–6427.0% · 1,326
65–7416.6% · 814
75–8412.6% · 619
85+5.2% · 257
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 221
1 car or van42.5% · 962
2 cars or vans32.5% · 736
3 or more15.2% · 345
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Yorkshire overall: 68.6% owned, 11.8% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright52.9% · 1,197
With mortgage17.8% · 404
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented7.1% · 161
Private rented21.6% · 488
Type of home
Detached house43.6% · 986
Semi-detached house28.2% · 638
Terraced house18.2% · 411
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 81
Converted house1.7% · 39
Other conversion1.2% · 27
Above shop / office1.1% · 24
Caravan, mobile2.6% · 58
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014335- Council
- North Yorkshire Council
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 88 of 89
Parishes in the ward
AppletreewickArncliffeBardenBeamsleyBolton AbbeyBuckdenBurnsallConistone with KilnseyCracoeDraughtonGrassingtonHalton EastHalton GillHartlingtonHawkswickHazlewood with StorithsHebdenHetton-cum-BordleyKettlewell with StarbottonLintonLittonRylstoneThorpeThreshfield
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% owned8,124MMasham & Fountains29.7% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned7,537MMid 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% owned8,548
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.