Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Thirsk at a glance
- House prices
- £214,000
- Lower prices24th percentile
- Schools
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 37th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 67.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle49th percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle71st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Thirsk a good place to live?
Thirsk may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
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
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
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Crime rate in Thirsk
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 67.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 49th 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 Thirsk
House prices
- Median sale price
- £214,000
- Percentile
- 24th 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 Thirsk
Schools
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Thirsk
Flood risk
10.7% 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 7.6% of the area. That is the 71st 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 Thirsk
Transport
37th 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 Thirsk a good place to live?
Thirsk may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Thirsk safe?
Thirsk ranks in the 49th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Thirsk?
The median sale price was £214,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 24th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Thirsk?
Schools rank in the 36th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Thirsk?
Nearby public profiles include Ripon Minster & Moorside in North Yorkshire and Carisbrooke & Gunville in Isle of Wight.
