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Scotton & Lower Wensleydale

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The north west of the North Yorkshire. About 6,965 people in 105 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, 70.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,083
3,971st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.0%
1,705th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Scotton & Lower Wensleydale compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Scotton & Lower WensleydaleMiddle
Population89 wards, North Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 4,367 to 10,089. The middle area is 6,792. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale is 7,083.
7,08339th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage89 wards, North Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 27.5% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.0%. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale is 70.6%.
70.6%21st lowest
Claimant rate89 wards, North Yorkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 0.8% to 6.5%. The middle area is 1.7%. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 19th highest
Aged 15 to 6489 wards, North Yorkshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 50.4% to 68.6%. The middle area is 59.3%. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale is 66.0%.
66.0%7th highest

Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Scotton & Lower Wensleydale alone. See North Yorkshire

Average house price
£270,463
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,783
116th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale in brief

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale had 7,083 usual residents at the census.

In Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, 70.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.0% of residents in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale were aged 15 to 64 at the census.