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     Location: Yorkshire and the Humber

     Population: 598,400 (ONS, census 2011)

     Interesting fact: North Yorkshire is England's largest rural county.

The Mountain Biking World Cup Cross Country Championships 2010 was held in Dalby Forest.

 
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls
under the branch of our service called SPARSE Rural.
A list of all the SPARSE Rural members (from the Predominantly Rural Councils) can be found here.



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North Yorkshire Information
Phone number
0845 872 7374		 Website
www.northyorks.gov.uk		 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
- Leeds City Region
- York and North Yorkshire
Frequency of elections
Every 4 years		 Number of councillors
72		 Political composition
Conservative - 47
Liberal Democrat - 11
Independent - 11
Liberal - 2
Labour - 1
MPs
Harrogate and Knaresborough - Andrew Jones (Conservative)
Richmond (Yorks) - William Hague (Conservative)
Scarborough and Whitby - Robert Goodwill (Conservative)
Selby and Ainsty - Nigel Adams (Conservative)**
Skipton and Ripon - Julian Smith (Conservative)
Thirsk and Malton - Anne McIntosh (Conservative)		 Decision making structure
Leader and a Cabinet		 Population change
One Year Population Change
+ 2,000 (0.33%)
Ten Year Population Change
+ 34,100 (6.03%)
Police Authority
North Yorkshire Police Authority		 Fire Service
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service		 Health Authority
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber
Area
803,741 Hectares		 Super Sparsity Indicator
0.1918		 Audited by
Deloitte (England)
Rural Classification (Birbeck)
Predominently Rural (Rural 50)		 Population by Area- (Density)
0.74 people per hectare		 Number of Parishes
731
Number of Parish Meetings
141		 Number of Parish Councils
451		 Number of Town Councils
24
Average house price
£216,792 (Jan - March 2010)
£221,048 (Oct - Dec 2010)
£226,338 (July - Sept 2011)
£215,250 (Oct - Dec 2011)
£224,067 (July - Sept 2012)
£213,433 (Oct - Dec 2012)		 Outsourced Services
Some Highways, Engineering, Property and Waste Services		 Average age of population
42.8 (2011 Census data)
Main Towns
Bedale, Bentham, Boroughbridge, Colburn, Easingwold, Filey, Harrogate, Hawes, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Knaresborough, Leyburn, Malton, Masham, Middleham, Northallerton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pateley Bridge, Pickering, Reeth, Richmond, Ripon, Scarborough, Selby, Settle, Skipton, Stokesley , Tadcaster, Thirsk, Whitby		 Unemployment rate
2.3% (JSA claimants for December 2012)		 Current Council Tax
(amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included)
2010/2011 Council Tax - £1,057
2011/2012 Council Tax - £1,057
2012/2013 Council Tax - £1,057.48
2013/2014 Council Tax - £1,057.48
Percentage of households which are second homes/holiday accommodation
2.6%		 Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health
47.7% (2011 Census data)		 Percentage of employed people who have less than 2km to travel to work
40%
Employed by Occupation
Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3
41.9% (2011 Census data)		 Average annual wage for full time employees
  1. 2009 Workplaced Based Median - £23,801
    2010 Workplaced Based Median - £23,373
    2011 Workplaced Based Median - £25,523
  2. 2009 Workplaced Based Mean - £27,615
    2010 Workplaced Based Mean - £27,252
    2011 Workplaced Based Mean - £27,504
  3. 2009 Resident Based Median - £24,668
    2010 Resident Based Median - £24,835
    2011 Resident Based Median - £24,638
  4. 2009 Resident Based Mean - £31,756
    2010 Resident Based Mean - £32,983
    2011 Resident Based Mean - £32,300
 Percentage of those employed in full time employment
38.2% (2011 Census data)
Cars or vans owned per household
(2011 Census data)
No cars or vans - 17.8%
1 car or van - 43.0%
2 cars or vans - 29.7%
3 cars or vans - 6.9%
4 or more cars and vans - 2.5%		 Local Newspapers
Daily - Northern Echo, Yorkshire Post, York Press, Scarborough Evening News, Middlesbrough Evening Gazette.
Weekly -  Harrogate Advertiser, Ripon Gazette, Wetherby News, Knaresborough Post, Nidderdale Herald, Craven Herald, Darlington and Stockton Times, Filey Mercury, Keighley News, Lancaster Guardian, Malton and Pickering Mercury, Ryedale Gazette and Herald, Selby Post, Selby Times, Westmorland Gazette, Wharfedale & Airedale Observer, Whitby Gazette		 National Park/AONBs
Howardian Hills (AONBS), Nidderdale (AONBS), Yorkshire Dales (NP), North York Moors (NP)
MP with ** beside their name are members of the APPG on Rural Services.

Detail and Analysis for North Yorkshire

localcommunitiesLocal Communities 'Link' service

Organisations within your authority who receive free community service as a benefit of your membership.

    fairerfundingFairer Funding

    The most up-to-date analysis of your authority's grant allocation position.

      performanceprofilingPerformance Profiling

      A review of how your authority is performing compared with all rural authorities and other key benchmarks.

      financialanalysisFinancial Analysis

      An analysis of your authority's costs compared with other rural authorities and key benchmarks.

      economicintelligenceEconomic Intelligence

      The latest economic data for your authority compared with key benchmarks to assist local economic assesments.

      RSN Economic Profiling Service
      - Analysis of the economic profiling service results for 2012
      - Analysis of the vulnerability index results for 2012

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      The Observatory opens the window to a statistical view of rural life. It provides analyses and comment on key service provision and issues affecting rural communities (Click here to visit this section)

      Rural Dashboard:
      The Rural Dashboard provides analyses on a number of key economic indicators to paint a picture of the rural position (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Living:
      Rural Living is a section of analyses that pulls together information on a number of subjects ranging from access to key services, speed of broadband, to issues of health (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Business:
      We work with the Federation of Small Businesses to compile and inter-relate rural statistics provided by their surveys (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Leisure:
      How rural communities spend their leisure time provides insight to the desire, the need and the opportunity in accessing appropriate recreational facilities and spaces (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Transport:
      Issues of transportation and accessing services can be a particular concern both for those living in rural isolation and those providing services (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Housing & Environment:
      Analysis on key issues affecting housing and the environment for example fuel poverty and second home analysis (Click here to view these analyses)
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      Click here for further details about the Rural Services Network and the SPARSE Rural branch of the organisation.

      Diagrams illustrating the structure of the organisation can also be found here.

      Our Major Documents 

      Implications of National Funding Formulae for Rural Health and Education Summary Report of the Implications of National Funding Formulae for Rural Health and Education Rural Services Manifesto 2010 2010 Rural Review of Services Report
      LG Futures Report on the Cost of Providing Services in Rural Areas 2011 2011 State of Rural Services Report Local Government Resource Review - Response to DCLG 2011

       
      (All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
      (Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

       

      A local insight

      The RSN is asking Councils to give a local rural perspective through answers to the two questions set out below. This process is ongoing, but we hope to be given first replies for this year by the end of 2011. The boxes below will be completed as we hear back from authorities. Information given will be incorporated into Rural Services Network reports, representations and programmes.

      One area of policy undertaken by North Yorkshire County Council where (in their rural areas) they felt they have made real progress in the last year:
      Rural broadband - NYnet, a company set up by North Yorkshire County Council, provides high-speed broadband connections to nearly 80 per cent of public sector services across North Yorkshire and is now focussing on expanding its services to local communities and businesses.
      One area of policy delivery undertaken by North Yorkshire County Council where (in their rural areas) they consider they still face or now face a significant challenge:
      Rural housing, in particular the capital investment needed to provide appropriate housing and support for the increasing number of older people who need extra care.

      (All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
      (Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

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