Wharfedale
Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider
Wharfedale at a glance
- House prices
- £365,000
- Middle68th percentile
- Schools
- 98th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 1st percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 28.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong93rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle44th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Wharfedale a good place to live?
Wharfedale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. 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
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Wharfedale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 28.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 93rd percentile nationally
Lower crime than 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 Wharfedale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £365,000
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 52 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 Wharfedale
Schools
98th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Wharfedale
Flood risk
4% 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 2.9% of the area. That is the 44th 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 Wharfedale
Transport
1st 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 Wharfedale a good place to live?
Wharfedale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Wharfedale safe?
Wharfedale ranks in the 93rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Wharfedale?
The median sale price was £365,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 68th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Wharfedale?
Schools rank in the 98th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Wharfedale?
Nearby public profiles include Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith West in North Yorkshire and Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone in North Yorkshire.
