HG5 house prices are built from 10,496 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 19 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £217,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +23.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -11.8%.
Median price paid
£217,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+23.2%
Change in real terms
-11.8%
Median per m²
£2,604
HM Land Registry10,496 sales1,962 with floor areaLatest sale 19 Jun 2026
Section 01
How HG5 prices moved
The chart tracks the median HG5 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £73,000 | £162,094 |
| 2000s | 10 | £184,950 | £336,924 |
| 2010s | 10 | £241,000 | £339,810 |
| 2020s | 7 | £348,748 | £356,329 |
The highest yearly median on record for HG5 is £375,000 in 2022; the lowest is £66,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £66,000 to £340,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £146,551, so the real change over the whole record is +132.0% — about +2.75% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +23.2% in cash against -11.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Orchard Grove | 19 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 17 Low Field Lane | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 46 Pasture Crescent | 11 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 97 Manor Road | 8 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 25 St Margarets Road | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £535,000 | £535,000 |
| 3 Inman Grove | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 5 HOME FARM COURT Church Street | 26 May 2026 | Terraced | £314,000 | £314,000 |
| 9 Poppy Close | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 35 Dentdale Drive | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £242,500 | £242,500 |
| FLAT 4 the OLD POST OFFICE Hilton Lane | 20 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 41 Boroughbridge Road | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £662,500 | £662,500 |
| 12 Stockwell Grove | 14 May 2026 | Terraced | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 8 Brewerton Street | 12 May 2026 | Terraced | £286,000 | £286,000 |
| 30 Aspin Avenue | 11 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 29 Princess Drive | 11 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 6 Aspin Park Road | 11 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2 Aspin Grove | 11 May 2026 | Detached | £377,000 | £377,000 |
| 40 Aspin Avenue | 8 May 2026 | Terraced | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| ROSE COTTAGE York Place | 1 May 2026 | Detached | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2 St Margarets Gardens | 1 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 31 the Paddock | 1 May 2026 | Detached | £322,000 | £322,000 |
| 3 Park Close | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 5 Kings Road | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 23 Copper Close | 30 Apr 2026 | Detached | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 17 Victoria Avenue | 30 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £405,000 | £405,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to HG5 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Orchard Grove | £339,950 (2019) | £440,000 (2026) | +3.8% | -0.1% |
| 17 Low Field Lane | £76,950 (1999) | £245,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| 46 Pasture Crescent | £183,377 (2021) | £325,000 (2026) | +12.1% | +7.0% |
| 97 Manor Road | £36,000 (2001) | £215,000 (2026) | +7.4% | +4.6% |
| 25 St Margarets Road | £122,000 (1999) | £535,000 (2026) | +5.6% | +2.9% |
| 3 Inman Grove | £152,000 (2008) | £240,000 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 5 HOME FARM COURT Church Street | £127,500 (1997) | £314,000 (2026) | +3.2% | +0.5% |
| 35 Dentdale Drive | £234,500 (2022) | £242,500 (2026) | +0.8% | -2.8% |
| 9 Poppy Close | £360,000 (2024) | £360,000 (2026) | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| FLAT 4 the OLD POST OFFICE Hilton Lane | £162,000 (2018) | £167,000 (2026) | +0.4% | -3.2% |
| 41 Boroughbridge Road | £350,000 (2015) | £662,500 (2026) | +6.0% | +2.7% |
| 12 Stockwell Grove | £45,225 (1996) | £180,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. HG5 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 4,190 | 39.9% | £320,000 | £5,000 – £5,250,000 |
| Semi-detached | 3,510 | 33.4% | £197,500 | £2,500 – £1,025,000 |
| Terraced | 2,072 | 19.7% | £175,000 | £2,500 – £955,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 724 | 6.9% | £115,000 | £11,000 – £800,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in HG5
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,654 certificates cover HG5, and their median floor area is 84 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +10.5%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 84 m² | about 904 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 69 m² | about 743 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 118 m² | about 1,270 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 15.7% | 418 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 12.5% | 332 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in HG5
840 of the sales on record are leasehold and 9,656 freehold — 8.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £115,500 and the median freehold sale £230,000 — a gap of +99.1%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 840 | 8.0% | £115,500 |
| Freehold | 9,656 | 92.0% | £230,000 |
| New build | 1,142 | 10.9% | £294,495 |
| Existing home | 9,354 | 89.1% | £210,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +40.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 498 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in HG5
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across North Yorkshire, 38.1% of 324,488 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 8.5% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2,546 | 0.8% |
| B | 37,477 | 11.5% |
| C | 83,448 | 25.7% |
| D | 117,825 | 36.3% |
| E | 55,738 | 17.2% |
| F | 20,519 | 6.3% |
| G | 6,935 | 2.1% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in North Yorkshire at £838 a month as of Jun 2026 — £586 for a one-bedroom home and £929 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £217,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 4.63% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of HG5, 96 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 34 violent, 3 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 37 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.7 times quieter.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around HG5
8 state and independent schools have a HG5 postcode: 7 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| King James's School | Secondary | Community school | 1,554 |
| Aspin Park Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 416 |
| Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 289 |
| Meadowside Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 206 |
| St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 193 |
| Scotton Lingerfield Primary School | Primary | Community school | 95 |
| Staveley Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 86 |
| Goldsborough Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 71 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knaresborough Rail Station | Rail | 1.0 km |
| Starbeck Rail Station | Rail | 3.3 km |
| Harrogate Rail Station | Rail | 5.7 km |
| Hornbeam Park Rail Station | Rail | 5.9 km |
Section 09
How HG5 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. HG5 sits above that national figure — +37.8%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,604 per square metre, across 1,962 of the 10,496 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £2,500 to £5,250,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
HG5 sits in North Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire and The Humber.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in North Yorkshire at 7.9 times median local earnings of £34,785 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Sectors inside HG5
The closest districts
- HG15.3 km · £168,500
- HG25.6 km · £210,000
- LS229.9 km · £239,725
- HG310.6 km · £234,000
- HG417.5 km · £174,995
- LS1717.7 km · £183,500
- YO2618.5 km · £174,000
- LS1620.3 km · £185,000
This district mostly covers Knaresborough.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in HG5?
The median price paid in HG5 across every sale on the register is £217,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in HG5?
10,496 sales are on record for HG5, the most recent completing on 19 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have HG5 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +23.2% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -11.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were HG5 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £375,000, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in HG5?
£2,604 per square metre, from the 1,962 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 19 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “HG5 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.