North Yorkshire
Local authority in Yorkshire and The Humber · 379 neighbourhoods
Areas
77 areasAgainst Yorkshire and The Humber: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is Yorkshire and The Humber's middle.
- Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby · HG34 neighbourhoods£4,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · HG27 neighbourhoods£4,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hookstone · HG26 neighbourhoods£4,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor · HG34 neighbourhoods£4,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Knaresborough North · HG54 neighbourhoods£3,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Knaresborough South & Follifoot · HG54 neighbourhoods£3,860 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ouseburn, Hammerton & Tockwith · YO265 neighbourhoods£3,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Killinghall & Hampsthwaite · HG35 neighbourhoods£3,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stray · HG25 neighbourhoods£3,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · BD236 neighbourhoods£3,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,010 per m² · Yorkshire and The Humber £2,500 per m²
- By type
- Flat £152k · Terraced £217k · Semi £252k · Detached £402k
- Neighbourhoods
- 379
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 49.9 per 1,000 a year · Yorkshire and The Humber 94.4
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; Yorkshire and The Humber pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
332 state schools- Primary
- 291
- Secondary
- 41
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among Yorkshire and The Humber's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £50,800 a year · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood £46,000
- Social renting
- 8% of homes · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood 11%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 6% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 21% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is North Yorkshire safe?
Police recorded about 49.9 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole (94.4). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in North Yorkshire?
Homes sold for a typical £3,010 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole (£2,500 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £210,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in North Yorkshire?
There are 291 state primary and 41 state secondary schools inside North Yorkshire's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is North Yorkshire a deprived area?
6% of North Yorkshire's 379 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 21% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.