Postcode BD23 5HH is located in a rural village, within the Wharfedale area of North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, and forms part of the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 71% below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of 113 per 1,000. The average income per household in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale is £51,791 per year. The median sale price in Wharfedale is £384,000 (around £361 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £300,000 and £660,000. The nearest station is Gargrave, about 7 miles away. There are 2 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 22,468 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 32% least deprived areas in England.
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale has a low crime rate, with approximately 32.7 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 11.9% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 6.2% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale is £51,791 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BD23 5HH.
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale near BD23 5HH has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Gargrave located about 7 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 53 recent sales, the median property price is £384,000 (about £361 per square foot) in Wharfedale area, with individual transactions ranging from £180,000 up to £1,250,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 2 | £674,979 | £327 |
| Detached | 23 | £600,000 | £386 |
| Semi-Detached | 14 | £322,500 | £353 |
| Terraced | 14 | £320,000 | £362 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £410,000 | £152,000 | £305,000 | £258,500 |
| 2017 | £462,000 | £148,000 | £304,825 | £258,000 |
| 2018 | £480,000 | £146,000 | £310,000 | £280,000 |
| 2019 | £486,115 | £144,750 | £275,000 | £250,000 |
| 2020 | £487,500 | — | £335,000 | £290,000 |
| 2021 | £550,000 | £215,000 | £335,000 | £278,000 |
| 2022 | £580,000 | £324,975 | £436,000 | £328,300 |
| 2023 | £606,250 | £150,000 | £341,250 | £416,250 |
| 2024 | £570,000 | £195,000 | £375,000 | £347,500 |
| 2025 | £610,000 | £223,000 | £320,000 | £360,000 |
| 2026 | £542,500 | — | £384,000 | £303,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £225 | £240 | £288 | £289 |
| 2017 | £258 | £230 | £296 | £274 |
| 2018 | £290 | £238 | £284 | £279 |
| 2019 | £306 | £284 | £258 | £290 |
| 2020 | £329 | — | £323 | £273 |
| 2021 | £321 | £256 | £347 | £323 |
| 2022 | £367 | £294 | £321 | £317 |
| 2023 | £386 | £278 | £319 | £412 |
| 2024 | £377 | £312 | £319 | £343 |
| 2025 | £377 | £323 | £372 | £379 |
| 2026 | £354 | — | £338 | £389 |
There were 2 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near BD23 5HH.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2025 | Kirkstone House, Skipton, BD23 5HJ | Detached | Freehold | £395,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Manor House Farm, Skipton, BD23 5HQ | Other | Freehold | £740,000 |
In the BD23 5HH postcode area, located within Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale, there are 2 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for North Yorkshire district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for BD23 5HH, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Julian Smith
Skipton and Ripon - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around BD23 5HH records about 33 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole the rate is about 113 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary.
The median sale price around BD23 5HH in Wharfedale is £384,000 (about £361 per square foot) based on 53 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 2 schools close to BD23 5HH, including Threshfield Primary School and Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
BD23 5HH scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 22,468 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon covering BD23 5HH is Julian Smith (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election.