Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Pickering at a glance
- House prices
- £140,000
- Lower prices4th percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 56th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 98.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak25th percentile
- Flood risk
- 96.3% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land99th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Pickering a good place to live?
Pickering may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Kingston upon Hull below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Pickering
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 98.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 25th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Pickering
House prices
- Median sale price
- £140,000
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 80 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 Pickering
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Pickering
Flood risk
96.3% 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 94.2% of the area. That is the 99th 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 Pickering
Transport
56th 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.
FAQs
Is Pickering a good place to live?
Pickering may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Pickering safe?
Pickering ranks in the 25th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Pickering?
The median sale price was £140,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 4th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Pickering?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Pickering?
Nearby public profiles include Avenue in City of Kingston upon Hull and Blackburn South East West in Blackburn with Darwen.
