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Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

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About

Skipton North sits at the northern edge of the market town of Skipton, where the Leeds and Liverpool Canal reaches the stone-built basin below Skipton Castle, a stronghold dating from the 11th century. Streets around the market place and the canal basin hold independent shops, weekly stalls and the railway station that links the town to the wider region. The built landscape is punctuated by canal locks, former mills and rows of nineteenth-century terraced houses that reflect the town’s role in transport and trade.

Upper Wharfedale runs north from Skipton into the Yorkshire Dales National Park, following the headwaters of the River Wharfe through a folded limestone valley. Drystone walls, hay meadows and scattered stone barns mark the agricultural pattern; narrow lanes lead to villages such as Grassington and Kettlewell. Kilnsey Crag rises above the dale as a single band of exposed limestone, used by climbers and visible from the road. Public rights of way and short river crossings provide direct access to upland pastures and riverside walks.

Area overview

On average Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 20 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 6.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale is £51,791 per year. There are 13 schools in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale: 8 primary (0 Outstanding and 7 Good) and 3 secondary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good). Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale is home to around 10,159 people, with a population density of about 17.1 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
20
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
6.1%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale Population
10,159
Population density
17.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
9.55(-78%)
Anti-social behaviour
5.02(-64%)
Burglary
2.76(-46%)
Other theft
2.46(-63%)
Public order
1.38(-85%)
Yorkshire and The Humber average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
9,759
96.05%
Other White
142
1.4%
Irish
57
0.56%
Pakistani
36
0.35%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
32
0.31%
Total population: 10,160

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,973
45.31%
Level 3 (A level)
1,358
15.49%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,116
12.73%
No qualifications
1,002
11.43%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
684
7.8%
Total 16+ residents: 8,769

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
2,406
52.53%
Owns with a mortgage
1,048
22.88%
Private landlord or letting agency
614
13.41%
Other social rented
239
5.22%
Other forms of private rent
190
4.15%
Total households: 4,580

Property prices in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

Based on 128 recent sales, the median property price is £400,000 in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale area, with individual transactions ranging from £55,000 up to £1,250,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached40£601,000
Flats13£225,000
Semi-Detached43£392,500
Terraced32£320,000

10 years median price trend in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale.

All postcodes in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

BD231TY

Beechwood Drive

BD233PA

Ingthorpe Lane

BD231UL

The Woods

BD236FD

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby

BD233FF

Mid Craven

BD233LN

Stirton Lane

BD236HA

Wharfedale

BD236RA

Elm Tree Square

BD235JJ

Wharfedale

BD231UG

Rockwood Close

BD233NT

Mid Craven

BD233PB

Mosber Lane

BD234EA

Moorber Lane

BD234FA

Back Lane

BD235BT

The Avenue

BD235DQ

Brook Street

BD235HZ

Coates Lane

BD235PT

Wharfedale

BD235QP

Wharfedale

BD235RQ

Newleeds Road

BD236BA

West Lane

BD236BE

Lauradale Lane

BD236LU

Back Lane

BD236LW

Raikes Lane

BD236RD

Main Street

BD236XA

The Crescent

BD233NW

Mid Craven

BD233PS

Skipton Road

BD234BY

Chapel Gate

BD235DS

Green Terrace

BD236JR

Wharfedale

BD236XH

The Avenue

BD234AF

Riverside Walk

BD235DA

Hebden Road

BD235JL

Wharfedale

BD235NB

Raines Meadows

BD236DX

Wharfedale

BD236NE

Boss Moor Lane

BD236PN

Pasture Road

BD249PY

Mid Craven

BD235AD

Main Street

BD235BW

Chapel Croft

BD235DJ

Mount Pleasant

BD235HS

Grass Wood Lane

BD235NL

Wharfe View

BD236DN

Close House Road

BD236PX

Brackenley Court

BD231LS

Raikes Road

BD231LU

Raikes Road

BD233LA

Grassington Road

BD233PX

Mid Craven

BD234AH

Back Lane

BD234AY

Back Lane

BD235AW

Scar Field

BD235BP

Piece Fields

BD235JQ

Wharfedale

BD235NP

Wharfedale

BD235QH

Wharfedale

BD235RP

Cam Gill Road

BD236BJ

Kail Lane

BD236DE

Lumb Mill Way

BD236DU

Dales View Cottages

BD236FN

Countyfields Way

BD236HF

Wharfedale

BD236RZ

Priory View

BD236SB

Shires Lane

BD231UN

Park View

BD234BB

Black Gill Lane

BD235HY

Ashley Croft

BD236AB

Harrogate Road

BD236AX

Wharfedale

BD236EA

Low Lane

BD236LB

Orchard Croft

BD236SW

Barden Road

BD236XJ

Hillside Close

BD231FH

Higher Raikes Terrace

BD233GF

Thorlby House Road

BD233QZ

Mid Craven

BD234BS

Main Street

BD234BX

Back Lane

BD234DJ

Back Lane

BD235AA

Main Street

BD235AE

Summers Fold

BD235ED

Grimwith

BD235ET

Station Road

BD235LH

Hebden Road

BD236HP

Wharfedale

BD236JG

Wharfedale

BD236NH

Back Lane

BD231LN

Raikes Road

BD231LX

Ridgeway

BD235DT

Chapel Lane

BD235PU

Wharfedale

BD236FR

County Mews

BD236QY

Sawley Close

LS290RH

Bolton Road

BD236AJ

Wharfedale

BD236AE

Wharfedale

BD231LZ

Wood Close

BD236FT

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.