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Ward Profiles and a Profile of Ryedale are available below and at all the Council Offices and libraries in Ryedale. These profiles are compiled by the Transformation team from a variety of sources including 2001 Census Data. 

 

If you have any queries please contact the Transformation Assistant on 01653 600666 ext 228 or email: justine.coates@ryedale.gov.uk.

 

Every year North Yorkshire County Council publishes mid-year population estimates for the Parishes and Wards of Ryedale and the Age Structure of the District's population. 

 

Ryedale is a predominantly rural area covering 150,659 hectares in North Yorkshire. Geographically the largest district in North Yorkshire, Ryedale comprises a rich agricultural area, as well as including part of the North York Moors National Park. (hectares figure ONS 2001 Census)

Population

In 2001 the Census population figure was Ryedale 50,872. The figures for the Wards containing the towns of Malton and Norton-on-Derwent were 5,023 and 6,943 respectively, and the Wards for the market towns were Pickering 6,846, Kirkbymoorside 3,283 and Helmsley 3,111.

 

The population of Ryedale was estimated at 53,300 in mid-year of 2007 (NYCC October 2008)

 

2006 mid-year Population Estimates for the Wards of Ryedale's towns. (NYCC Dec 2007)

 

Ward	Population Estimate 2007
Helmsley	3240
Kirkbymoorside	3480
Malton	5050
Norton East	3680
Norton West	3540
Pickering East	3420
Pickering West	3740

 

The A-Z of Wards and their Settlements provides maps and lists of parishes.

 

2007 mid-year Population Estimates for Parishes in Ryedale (NYCC Oct 2008)

 

Parish	Population Estimate 2007
Helmsley	1600
Kirkbymoorside	3070
Malton	5050
Norton	7220
Pickering	7270

 

Number of households
23,663 at 7 April 2008 ( RDC Council Tax Database)

 

Housing Type
Detached dwellings make up 41.1% of the housing stock, nearly twice England’s figure of 22.5%. The percentage of those owning their homes outright is higher in Ryedale at 37.8% than for England as a whole at 29.2%. Also a lower percentage of Ryedale’s population has a mortgage or loan, 31% compared with 38.9% for England. (2001 Census, ONS)

 

Second Homes/Holiday Cottages
About 3% of the houses in Ryedale are second homes/holiday cottages. (RDC Council Tax Database)

Economic Activity
In the 16 to 74 age group, Ryedale has 64.8% of the population in employment, the figure for England and Wales is 60.6%. The percentage of retired people in Ryedale is 17.3% compared with 13.6% for England and Wales. (2001 Census, ONS)

Employment Types
The wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles businesses together employ the highest percentage of Ryedale’s population, 16.5%. Next at 16.2% is manufacturing, then agriculture, hunting and forestry at 9.6%. In Ryedale nearly a fifth of the employed, 17.9%, work mainly at or from home, whereas for England as a whole the figure is 9.2%. (2001 Census, ONS)

Environmental Profile
Ryedale has many areas of natural beauty and buildings considered by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to be of special architectural or historic interest.

 

A Profile of Ryedale 2004 (PDF, 487k).	A-Z Wards and their Settlements (PDF, 20k).
Amotherby Ward Profile (PDF, 221k).	Amotherby Ward Map (PDF, 70k).
Ampleforth Ward Profile (PDF, 308k).	Ampleforth Ward Map (PDF, 78k).
Cropton Ward Profile (PDF, 310k).	Cropton Ward Map (PDF, 519k).
Dales Ward Profile (PDF, 310k).	Dales Ward Map (PDF, 77k).
Derwent Ward Profile (PDF, 325k).	Derwent Ward Map (PDF, 78k).
Helmsley Ward Profile (PDF, 245k).	Helmsley Ward Map (PDF, 81k).
Hovingham Ward Profile (PDF, 284k).	Hovingham Ward Map (PDF, 72k).
Kirkbymoorside Ward Profile (PDF, 284k).	Kirkbymoorside Ward Map (PDF, 485k).
Malton Ward Profile (PDF, 284k).	Malton Ward Map (PDF, 455k).
Norton East Ward Profile (PDF, 233k).	Norton East Ward Map (PDF, 60k).
Norton West Ward Profile (PDF, 252k).	Norton West Ward Map (PDF, 49k).
Pickering East Ward Profile (PDF, 278k).	Pickering East Ward Map (PDF, 400k).
Pickering West Ward Profile (PDF, 289k).	Pickering West Ward Map (PDF, 506k).
Rillington Ward Profile (PDF, 300k).	Rillington Ward Map (PDF, 472k).
Ryedale South West Ward Profile (PDF, 300k).	Ryedale South West Ward Map (PDF, 570k).
Sherburn Ward Profile (PDF, 276k).	Sherburn Ward Map (PDF, 453k).
Sheriff Hutton Ward Profile (PDF, 264k).	Sherriff Hutton Ward Map (PDF, 63k).
Sinnington Ward Profile (PDF, 320k).	Sinnington Ward Map (PDF, 671k).
Thornton Dale Ward Profile (PDF, 315k).	Thornton Dale Ward Map (PDF, 568k).
Wolds Ward Profile (PDF, 317k).	Wolds Ward Map (PDF, 641k).