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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 24 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
24
Deprivation level
4/10
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
12.01(-73%)
Anti-social behaviour
6(-58%)
Burglary
3.35(-34%)
Other theft
2.95(-56%)
Criminal damage and arson
1.77(-79%)
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 120 recent sales, the median property price is £427,000 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
Detached49£602,300
Flats12£210,500
Semi-Detached33£395,000
Terraced26£342,500

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

BD236JG

Wharfedale

BD233LN

Stirton Lane

BD234DB

Cherry Cottage

BD236DN

Close House Road

BD236SN

Barden Road

BD231LT

Tarn Moor Crescent

BD233QL

Winterburn Lane

BD236HH

Beamsley Lane

BD235PF

Wood Acre Close

BD233FF

Mid Craven

BD236LS

Wharfedale

BD236RE

Main Street

HG35JL

Duck Street Lane

BD234AH

Back Lane

BD236RY

Haw Park

BD235QS

Gordale Close

BD235FF

Lauradale Lane

BD236FJ

Hawks Drive

BD236EL

Barden Road

BD235DA

Hebden Road

BD235EY

Main Street

BD235BT

The Avenue

BD231TY

Beechwood Drive

BD233QS

Hills Lane

BD231NH

Stirtonber

BD234DP

Cock Thorns Lane

BD235HN

Thorpe Fell Lane

BD249PS

Mastiles Lane

BD235BN

Bank Lane

BD236QA

East Lane

BD235FB

Hardy Grange

BD236RP

Dalacres Drive

BD236FF

Boundary Terrace

BD235NS

Moor Lane

BD236EU

Holme Lane

BD235DD

Brayshaw Lane

BD234AL

Back Lane

BD235PY

Wharfedale

BD236JS

Wharfedale

BD233LQ

Bog Lane

BD231QT

West Bank Road

BD235RP

Cam Gill Road

BD236AU

Drebley Lane

BD236XG

Crag View

BD235AY

High Lane

BD236BQ

Linton Falls

BD236LB

Orchard Croft

BD236HU

Storiths Lane

BD233NN

Marton Road

BD235NA

Southwood Lane

BD235PH

Skirethorns Lane

BD236EH

Chapel Lane

BD236DU

Dales View Cottages

BD234AA

Mid Craven

BD235LA

Hebden Road

BD235QJ

Wharfedale

BD236QX

East Lane

BD236DA

Hazler Lane

BD235HS

Grass Wood Lane

BD234AW

Finkle Street

BD235DN

Edge Lane

BD234AB

Badger Butt Lane

BD249PT

Mid Craven

BD236XA

The Crescent

BD235PB

South View

BD235DS

Green Terrace

BD235PE

East View

BD231UA

The Bailey

BD235DU

Bank View

BD235EB

Hartlington Moor Lane

BD235FE

High Green

BD235QY

Far Lane

BD236BA

West Lane

BD233NL

Marton Road

BD236HD

Beamsley Lane

BD235NR

Moor Lane

BD235QX

Middle Lane

BD236RA

Elm Tree Square

BD236BU

Wharfedale

BD233LA

Grassington Road

BD235FG

Oughtershaw Road

BD231LR

Hill Rise

BD234BP

Green Gate

BD236BP

Main Street

BD235QL

Wharfedale

BD235AG

Grassington House Mews

BD236FN

Countyfields Way

BD235AJ

Hardy Grange

BD236PB

Park Crescent

BD236HQ

Wharfedale

BD236PP

Pasture Road

BD236PR

Pasture Road

BD234BL

Follet Close

BD231LW

White Hills Croft

BD236AX

Wharfedale

BD236DX

Wharfedale

BD231LN

Raikes Road

BD235HJ

Lauradale Lane

BD235NU

Green Lane

BD235LN

Thorpe Fell View

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/06/2026.