Skipton

7°CClear

• Today: 10° / 3° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 1° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:34

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

115 reported · August 2026▲ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences36
• Anti-social behaviour35
• Shoplifting12
• Criminal damage & arson9

Neighbourhood team: Skipton · North Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

1,159 reported road collisions (2025)

331 killed or seriously injured · 1,530 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

168 food businesses within 2 miles

• 138 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Skipton (0.7 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£270,080 average▲ 1.7% YoY

Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£849 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £594
• 2 bed £769
• 3 bed £941

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

9,306 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · BP (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · BP (6.6 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Skipton High Street Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches33
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

615,491 residents in North Yorkshire

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK33,901
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,388
• Net moves+7,513

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 189 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 306,270)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

380 schools · 85,418 pupils

290 primary · 41 secondary · 49 other

Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

349 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Yorkshire

634 CQC-registered services

• Care homes205
• GP practices80
• Dentists139
• Homecare agencies155
• Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 110 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

1,247 applications decided

90.3% granted · 1,126 granted, 121 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Julian Smith

Conservative

Skipton and Ripon

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 10
• Con 41
• LD 13
• Grn 5
• Ref 5
• Oth 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens17
• Restaurants & cafés69

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

37,395 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

274 jobs advertised · £34,354 avg

e.g. Release and Deployment Manager, Sous Chef - live out, Supply Chain Coordinator / All Levels of Experience Considered

Source: Adzuna

£731 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,703 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 57,421 certificates

14.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

73% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 52% · Gas 20% · Wind 15% · Imports 7%

142 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.4 women · 64.5 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in BD23

• Dyneley House Surgery
• Dermatology Clinic
• Ccct 2

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Skipton and Ripon:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks379 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ban on sale of disposable BBQs263 local signatures · 22,327 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND181 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately171 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation170 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Craven Museum & Gallery · 0.1 km

  Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, in Skipton Town Hall. The museum holds a collection of local artefacts that depict life in Craven from the prehistoric time…

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  Thanet Canal · 0.1 km

  The Thanet Canal, also known as the Springs Branch, is a short branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in North Yorkshire, England. It leaves the main canal in Skipton, and runs to some loading wharfs near Skipton Ca…

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  The Red Lion, Skipton · 0.1 km

  The Red Lion is a historic pub in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

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  Skipton · 0.1 km

  Skipton is a market town and civil parish in the modern ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically located in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Skipton lies g…

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  Skipton Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Skipton Town Hall is the town hall of Skipton, North Yorkshire. It is located on the town's High Street and is home to Craven Museum & Gallery as well as a Concert Hall with events and performance programme and Skipto…

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  Black Horse, Skipton · 0.1 km

  The Black Horse is a historic pub in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)