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Knaresborough Central: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Knaresborough Central neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Harrogate 009). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes HG5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HG5 0BU.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Knaresborough Central is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North Yorkshire (2 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £266,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Knaresborough, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£266,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

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 Knaresborough Central sits in North Yorkshire

Typical house price: 38th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
Typical flat price: joint 13th highest of the 35 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Knaresborough Central

Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Yorkshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across North Yorkshire, 1996 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 2 the other way and 16 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

Homes improving their energy rating

Falling behind the borough

Schools improving
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Knaresborough Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (380 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 47 min) and York (about 30 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 Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
Nearest state secondary school King James's School 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Knaresborough Central

What is the typical house price in Knaresborough Central?

£266,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Knaresborough Central compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?

Typical house price: 38th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Typical flat price: joint 13th highest of the 35 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.

Is Knaresborough Central an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Knaresborough Central gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Knaresborough Central?

Knaresborough. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (380 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 47 min) and York (about 30 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Knaresborough Central?

Nearest state primary school. Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School. 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. King James's School. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023).

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.