Thirsk North

North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,696 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,938 of 6,856 in England
  • #153 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #28 of 77 in North Yorkshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,628
Median age (est.)50
Density90per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 9%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Thirsk North is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,938 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 77 in North Yorkshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (87) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £240,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 133 sales), 11% below the wider North Yorkshire median of £270,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,807 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 77 · #1,554
Employment 78 · #1,520
Education 63 · #2,548
Health 87 · #862
Crime 72 · #1,883
Housing & access 41 · #4,029
Living environment 26 · #5,098

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,000133+1.1%+3.0%
Detached£368,00035-12.4%+16.3%
Semi-detached£250,00032+6.4%+15.3%
Terraced£214,00044+5.7%+9.3%
Flat£119,00022-8.5%-20.7%
This area£240,000
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,807±£5,491 · #3,768 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,226
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 424 offences
North Yorkshire50
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #2,020 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences225
Theft53
Burglary16
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons34
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 163 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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