Harrogate property guide

North Yorkshire's spa town and one of the county's priciest markets.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of May 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Trains reach Leeds in about 35 minutes.

Median sale price (12m)

£306,000

Sales registered (12m)

915

Open schools

31

About Harrogate

Harrogate's stone terraces and Victorian villas surround the Stray, 200 acres of protected grassland, with the strongest prices towards the Duchy estate.

The convention centre, RHS Harlow Carr and a strong independent retail centre keep the town's profile high, and Leeds commuting adds demand.

House prices in Harrogate

The median sale price in Harrogate over the last 12 months was £306,000, across 915 recorded transactions. That is 2.9% lower than the previous 12 months.

Semi-detached homes were the most-traded type in Harrogate, accounting for 274 of the period's sales at a median of £320,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£552,500	205
Semi-detached	£320,000	274
Terraced	£255,000	242
Flat	£220,000	182
Other	£928,000	12

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Schools in Harrogate

Harrogate has 31 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 18 primary, 5 secondary and 7 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Harrogate centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Harrogate Grammar School	HG2 0DZ	1.3 km
St Aidan's Church of England High School	HG2 8JR	1.6 km
Harrogate High School	HG1 4AP	1.8 km
Rossett School	HG2 9JP	2.1 km
St John Fisher Catholic Academy	HG2 8PT	2.2 km

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Crime in Harrogate

In Harrogate, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (32.4%), anti-social behaviour (22.2%) and other theft (7.6%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	32.4%
Anti-social behaviour	22.2%
Other theft	7.6%
Criminal damage and arson	7.2%
Shoplifting	5.7%

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Postcode districts in Harrogate

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Harrogate boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
HG1	4,457
HG2	4,457
HG3	4,457
	500

Living near Harrogate

Nearby towns include Scarborough, Selby, Skipton, Northallerton and Malton.

Scarborough
Selby
Skipton
Northallerton
Malton

Frequently asked questions about Harrogate

The median sale price in Harrogate over the last 12 months was £306,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 31 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Harrogate area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Harrogate over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 4,457 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Harrogate sold prices

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Crime in Harrogate

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Schools in Harrogate

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