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Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Harrogate 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes HG3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HG3 5QZ.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against North Yorkshire

Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Yorkshire (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £362,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025).

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

Typical house price

£362,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% 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 -0.02; 3 of 17 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 5 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 5 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£59,000

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Where Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley sits in North Yorkshire

Typical house price: 18th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
Average household income: 12th highest 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 Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley

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).

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

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 2 the other way and 12 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

Air quality
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Borough against the region

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Glasshouses Community Primary School 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (May 2026).
Nearest state secondary school Nidderdale High School 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Apr 2026).

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 Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley

What is the typical house price in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley?

£362,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?

Typical house price: 18th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Average household income: 12th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.

Is Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley an affluent area?

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

Is Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley?

Nearest state primary school. Glasshouses Community Primary School. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 (May 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Nidderdale High School. 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Apr 2026).

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. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.