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Tadcaster

Middle area

The south of the North Yorkshire. 7,512 people in 28 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 59% of people in Tadcaster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 3,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,513
Joint 4,382nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
59%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Tadcaster

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tadcaster at a rate of 54.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences143
Anti-social behaviour103
Other crime58
Criminal damage and arson39
Burglary22
Vehicle crime22
Shoplifting12
Drug offences7
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Tadcaster compares

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

TadcasterMiddle
Median sale price77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from £126,500 to £580,000. The middle area is £270,000. Tadcaster is £290,000.
£290,00030th most expensive
Population77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 5,494 to 14,085. The middle area is 7,669. Tadcaster is 7,513.
7,51337th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 64.0%. Tadcaster is 59.0%.
59%joint 36th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 29.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 86.5%. Tadcaster is 87.3%.
87.3%36th highest

Is Tadcaster safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tadcaster at a rate of 54.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tadcaster.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (143), anti-social behaviour (103) and other crime (58).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Tadcaster 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Tadcaster in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tadcaster was £290,000 in 2025.

Tadcaster had 7,513 usual residents at the census.

About 59% of people in Tadcaster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tadcaster, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.