Neighbourhood · North Yorkshire
Skipton Town & East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Skipton Town & East neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Craven 005). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes BD23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BD23 1EZ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Skipton Town & East is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North Yorkshire (2 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £263,500 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Skipton, is about a 13-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
£263,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% 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 -0.15; 2 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 9 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 3 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£50,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Skipton Town & East sits in North Yorkshire
- Typical house price: 37th lowest 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: joint 37th 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 Skipton Town & East
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
2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 2 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
- New-build activity
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Skipton Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 5.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (34 to 41 min) and Bradford Forster Square (about 38 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 Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Ermysted's Grammar School 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
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 Skipton Town & East
What is the typical house price in Skipton Town & East?
£263,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
How does Skipton Town & East compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?
Typical house price: 37th lowest 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: joint 37th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.
Is Skipton Town & East an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Skipton Town & East gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Skipton Town & East?
Skipton. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 5.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (34 to 41 min) and Bradford Forster Square (about 38 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Skipton Town & East?
Nearest state primary school. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School. 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Ermysted's Grammar School. 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
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.