325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Skipton

Parish · E04012269

Ward
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
Parish
Skipton
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Police
North Yorkshire

House prices

£509k£254k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £484k +3.9% +327% +14%
Semi-detached £302k +0.7% +426% +8%
Terraced £191k +1.9% +377% -23%
Flat £163k -12% +353% -32%

Median sale prices in Skipton from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Ermysted's Grammar School 0.3 mi Selective 67.3 87%
Skipton Girls' High School 0.5 mi Selective 69.7 90%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £828
1 bed £578
2 bed £748
3 bed £916
4+ bed £1,330

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2,810
Violence & sexual offences 1,156
Burglary 101
Anti-social behaviour 534

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY GP practice 0.2 mi
TALL SHIPS EVENT MEDICAL COVER GP practice 1.2 mi
TELEMEDICINE HUB YORK GP practice 5.9 mi
AIREDALE CENTRE FOR MH - BCSS INPATIENT UNIT GP practice 5.9 mi
TELEMEDICINE HUB NORTH YORKSHIRE GP practice 5.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Skipton Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Skipton Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Embsay (Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway) Metro/tram 1.9 mi
Cononley Rail Station Rail station 3.9 mi
Cononley Rail Station Rail station 3.9 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 94.7%
Gigabit 69.7%
Full fibre (FTTP) 69.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 75.1%
Indoor voice (all) 81.0%
5G outdoor (any) 87.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Your MP

Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith MP

Conservative

Skipton and Ripon

julian.smith.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.juliansmith.org.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
18 and 18a, Swadford Street II 0.07 mi
20, Swadford Street II 0.07 mi
Shopfront at 32 Sheep Street II 0.06 mi
30, Sheep Street II 0.06 mi
26 and 28, Sheep Street II 0.07 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 31,439
Total registered 33,242
Dormant 739
New (last year) 3,480
New (last 5 years) 12,477

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 9
NO₂ 7
NOₓ 9

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 10
Fatal 0
Serious 2
Killed/serious 2
Pedestrian 9
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 5,460,700,000
Cars & taxis 3,989,300,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley 10.2 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,934

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 12.9%
Aged 16–64 63.0%
Aged 65+ 24.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 96.6%
Asian 1.3%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 1.6%
Other 0.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 66.3%
Social rented 6.1%
Private rented 27.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 5.9%
Semi-detached 13.8%
Terraced 59.8%
Flat / maisonette 14.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 22.9%
1 car or van 52.1%
2+ cars or vans 25.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 62.6%
Unemployed 2.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 11.3%
Degree or above 46.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 61.5%
Smoking prevalence 11.9%
Infant mortality 3.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.