Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Hipswell & Colburn at a glance

House prices
£160,000
Lower prices8th percentile
Schools
62nd percentile
Middle
Transport
20th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
56.9 per 1,000 residents
Middle60th percentile
Flood risk
7.2% of the area in flood zones
Middle61st percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Hipswell & Colburn a good place to live?

Hipswell & Colburn may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Hipswell & Colburn

Crime rate

Crime rate
56.9 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
60th percentile nationally

Crime levels are around the national middle range.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Hipswell & Colburn

House prices

Median sale price
£160,000
Percentile
8th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 58 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Hipswell & Colburn

Schools

62nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Hipswell & Colburn

Flood risk

7.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.5% of the area. That is the 61st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Hipswell & Colburn

Transport

20th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Hipswell & Colburn a good place to live?

Hipswell & Colburn may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Hipswell & Colburn safe?

Hipswell & Colburn ranks in the 60th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Hipswell & Colburn?

The median sale price was £160,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 8th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Hipswell & Colburn?

Schools rank in the 62nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Hipswell & Colburn?

Nearby public profiles include Selby East South in North Yorkshire and Selby West in North Yorkshire.