Neighbourhood · East Riding of Yorkshire
Molescroft: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Molescroft neighbourhood of East Riding of Yorkshire, England (ONS area East Riding of Yorkshire 016). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes HU17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HU17 7BA.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against East Riding of Yorkshire
Molescroft is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against East Riding of Yorkshire (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £275,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across East Riding of Yorkshire (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Beverley, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£275,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£62,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.4 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Molescroft sits in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Typical house price: joint 7th highest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Average household income: 3rd highest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Molescroft
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Riding of Yorkshire, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Air quality
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Beverley Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Bridlington (about 30 min) and Scarborough (about 67 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Beverley High School 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2021).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Molescroft
What is the typical house price in Molescroft?
£275,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
How does Molescroft compare with the rest of East Riding of Yorkshire?
Typical house price: joint 7th highest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire. Average household income: 3rd highest of 43 neighbourhoods in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Is Molescroft an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Molescroft gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Molescroft?
Beverley. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Bridlington (about 30 min) and Scarborough (about 67 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Molescroft?
Nearest state primary school. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley. 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Beverley High School. 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2021).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.