Is North Yorkshire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North Yorkshire, from official data · 57 postcode districts · 23,983 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North Yorkshire, from official data · 57 postcode districts · 23,983 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in North Yorkshire sold for £270,463 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. Across Harrogate, police record 57 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of North Yorkshire, the nearest primary school is St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk.
Across Harrogate, police record 57 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in North Yorkshire sold for £270,463 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £433,208, semi-detached £269,971, terraced £219,349, flats £142,516. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £53,351 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.