Sowerby & Topcliffe
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Sowerby & Topcliffe at a glance
- House prices
- £270,000
- Middle42nd percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 48.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle70th percentile
- Flood risk
- 11.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle73rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Sowerby & Topcliffe a good place to live?
Sowerby & Topcliffe may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. 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
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Sowerby & Topcliffe
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 48.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Sowerby & Topcliffe
House prices
- Median sale price
- £270,000
- Percentile
- 42nd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 111 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 Sowerby & Topcliffe
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Sowerby & Topcliffe
Flood risk
11.8% 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 8.1% of the area. That is the 73rd 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 Sowerby & Topcliffe
Transport
25th 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 Sowerby & Topcliffe a good place to live?
Sowerby & Topcliffe may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Sowerby & Topcliffe safe?
Sowerby & Topcliffe ranks in the 70th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Sowerby & Topcliffe?
The median sale price was £270,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 42nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Sowerby & Topcliffe?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Sowerby & Topcliffe?
Nearby public profiles include Bentham & Ingleton in North Yorkshire and Bilton & Nidd Gorge in North Yorkshire.
