Area guide

Living in HG3, North Yorkshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around HG3 in North Yorkshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in North Yorkshire: £270,463, up 2.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in HG3 →
See where HG3 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in North Yorkshire: £2,544 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare HG3 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for HG3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around HG3

10 recorded home sales on the streets around central HG3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £520,000 and a range from £280,000 to £950,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
2 Collin Wood Lane, HG3 3FG Detached £950,000 29 May 2026
12 Broomfield, HG3 3AF Terraced £280,000 12 Dec 2025
2 Birstwith Grange, HG3 3AH Detached £440,000 15 Sep 2025
4 Bridge End Cottages, HG3 2NP Semi-detached £442,500 15 Aug 2025
1 West House Gardens, HG3 3DY Detached £910,000 14 Aug 2025
Oakfield Clint Bank, HG3 3DP Detached £625,000 14 May 2025
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

5 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Birstwith Church of England Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Admiral Long Church of England Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Primary Not rated 0.7 mi away no figure
Belmont Grosvenor School Primary Not rated 1.1 mi away no figure
Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School Primary Not rated 2.2 mi away no figure

Schools in HG3 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Pannal Primary School Primary 1.18 mi 2025/26
Killinghall Church of England Primary School Primary 1.59 mi 2025/26
All Saints Church of England School Primary 3.43 mi 2025/26

Will an address here get a place? How far North Yorkshire schools admitted from, school by school →

4 state primary and 0 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for HG3 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Belmont Grosvenor School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near HG3, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Managers, directors and senior officials27.2%
Professional occupations19.4%
Associate professional and technical12.8%
Skilled trades12.5%
Administrative and secretarial8.0%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How HG3 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 8.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of HG3 (E01027682, 1,645 residents in 2021, up 0.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 8.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 77.4% 81.0% +3.6 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 16.2% 16.4% +0.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 3.0% 2.1% -0.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.8% 14.5% -3.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 22.5% 29.2% +6.7 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 36.7% 45.4% +8.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 9.5% 5.3% -4.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 86.8% 86.3% -0.5 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 97.1% 98.4% +1.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

2 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central HG3 in August 2026, most commonly shoplifting.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on North Yorkshire's figures.

Buses from the centre of HG3

Best-served stop: Telephone Exchange, with 1.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of HG3 is Telephone Exchange: 1.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.2 in the evening and 0.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:43, last 19:49. Routes there: 24. 1 stop with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in North Yorkshire pays £2,544 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for North Yorkshire, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at North Yorkshire, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2023-24£2,178Not given
2024-25£2,283+4.8%
2025-26£2,418+5.9%
2026-27£2,544+5.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for North Yorkshire, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about HG3

What is the average house price in HG3?

The average sold price in North Yorkshire is £270,463 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in HG3?

Prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in HG3?

The median of 10 recorded sales around central HG3 in the last 2 years is £520,000, ranging from £280,000 to £950,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in HG3?

5 schools sit within 3 miles of central HG3, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in HG3?

2 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HG3 in August 2026, most commonly shoplifting (Police.uk).

Is HG3 at risk of flooding?

Central HG3 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is HG3 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £520,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 2 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is HG3 safe?

2 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HG3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was shoplifting. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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