Area guide

Living in HG4, North Yorkshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around HG4 in North Yorkshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

House prices

Average price in North Yorkshire: £270,569, up 3.1% on a year ago (2026-06). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £207,948.

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What actually sold around HG4

Only 1 home sale recorded on the streets around central HG4 in the last 2 years, too few to average meaningfully. Here they are in full instead. A district with very few residential sales is usually mostly commercial.

AddressTypeSold forDate
ABBEY BARN, HG4 3JZ detached £1,550,000 2025-08-20

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.

Schools nearby

8 schools within 3 miles , of which 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistance
Ripon Grammar School Secondary Good 1.5 mi
Outwood Academy Ripon Secondary Good 1.6 mi
Moorside Primary School & Nursery Primary Good 2.4 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Primary Good 2.7 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary Requires improvement 1.8 mi
North Stainley Church of England Primary School Primary Requires improvement 2.2 mi

5 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

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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 officials21.6%
Professional occupations20.3%
Skilled trades13.6%
Administrative and secretarial10.4%
Associate professional and technical10.3%

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

Crime

Crime data isn't available for this area right now.

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 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on North Yorkshire's figures.

Common questions about HG4

What is the average house price in HG4?

The average sold price in North Yorkshire is £270,569 as of 2026-06, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in HG4?

Prices in North Yorkshire are up 3.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

Are the schools good in HG4?

8 schools sit within 3 miles of central HG4, and 67% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Is HG4 at risk of flooding?

Central HG4 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 HG4 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 67% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the area sits in decile 6 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is HG4 safe?

The local force has not published street-level crime data for this area recently, so we show no figure rather than a zero that would wrongly suggest no crime.

Neighbouring districts

Weighing two up? HG4 or YO51, HG4 or HG3, HG4 or YO7.

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