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Starbeck: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Starbeck neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Harrogate 014). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes HG1, HG2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HG2 7JA.

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

Starbeck is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North Yorkshire (4 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Starbeck, is about a 1-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

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% 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 -0.30; 0 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 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 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,300

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 Starbeck sits in North Yorkshire

  • Typical house price: joint 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
  • Average household income: joint 31st 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 Starbeck

House prices: Starbeck against North Yorkshire: This neighbourhood £47k (1995) to £275k (2026); North Yorkshire £56k (1995) to £278k (2026).£77k£250k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£275kNorth Yorkshire£278k
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

0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 4 the other way and 15 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.

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Starbeck Railway station, about a 1-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (70 m in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 43 min) and York (about 35 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 Starbeck Primary Academy 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Harrogate High School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Feb 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 Starbeck

What is the typical house price in Starbeck?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Starbeck compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?

Typical house price: joint 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Average household income: joint 31st lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.

Is Starbeck an affluent area?

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

Is Starbeck gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.30; 0 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Starbeck?

Starbeck. Railway station, about a 1-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (70 m in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 43 min) and York (about 35 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Starbeck?

Nearest state primary school. Starbeck Primary Academy. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Harrogate High School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Feb 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. 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.