Main Street, Ripon house prices are built from 239 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 21 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £212,500. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +71.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +23.9%.
Median price paid
£212,500
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+71.0%
Change in real terms
+23.9%
Median per m²
£2,139
HM Land Registry239 sales1 with floor areaLatest sale 21 Jan 2026
Section 01
How Main Street, Ripon prices moved
The chart tracks the median Main Street, Ripon house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2025. 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 | 4 | £82,500 | £183,189 |
| 2000s | 8 | £182,500 | £332,461 |
| 2010s | 9 | £245,000 | £345,450 |
| 2020s | 4 | £480,000 | £490,435 |
The highest yearly median on record for Main Street, Ripon is £543,300 in 2022; the lowest is £64,500 in 1997. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £82,500 to £492,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £178,962, so the real change over the whole record is +181.2% — about +3.63% 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: +71.0% in cash against +23.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lodge Cottage | 21 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 1 West End Cottages | 16 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| The Conifers | 2 Sep 2025 | Terraced | £492,500 | £503,207 |
| Ivy Dene | 1 Sep 2025 | Detached | £580,000 | £592,609 |
| Longlands House | 5 Jun 2025 | Detached | £680,000 | £694,783 |
| The Weddles | 4 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £405,000 | £413,804 |
| Ashnott | 7 Feb 2025 | Terraced | £209,000 | £213,543 |
| The Cottage | 29 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £320,000 | £336,716 |
| Bardon House | 21 Aug 2024 | Detached | £383,800 | £403,849 |
| Arundo | 31 Jul 2024 | Semi-detached | £360,000 | £378,806 |
| Limley House | 28 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £550,000 | £578,731 |
| Pinfold House | 22 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £480,000 | £505,075 |
| White Lodge Farm | 10 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £549,900 | £578,626 |
| White Lodge | 10 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £549,900 | £578,626 |
| Briar Cottage | 11 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £272,000 | £293,885 |
| 10 | 1 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £335,000 | £361,954 |
| Rydale House | 15 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £300,000 | £324,138 |
| 24 | 12 May 2023 | Terraced | £240,000 | £259,310 |
| Garth Cottage | 21 Dec 2022 | Detached | £280,000 | £324,404 |
| Ivy Dene | 21 Sep 2022 | Detached | £640,000 | £741,495 |
| Walkerburn | 5 Aug 2022 | Detached | £643,260 | £745,272 |
| Twigg House | 21 Jun 2022 | Detached | £620,000 | £718,324 |
| Redstone Cottage | 20 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £330,000 | £382,334 |
| Turnway | 4 Apr 2022 | Semi-detached | £466,600 | £540,597 |
| Chapel House | 31 Mar 2022 | Detached | £670,000 | £776,253 |
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 Main Street, Ripon values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE LODGE COTTAGE Main Street | £67,000 (1996) | £295,000 (2026) | +5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1 WEST END COTTAGES Main Street | £140,000 (2018) | £275,000 (2026) | +8.8% | +5.0% |
| THE CONIFERS Main Street | £129,950 (2000) | £492,500 (2025) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| IVY DENE Main Street | £280,000 (2013) | £580,000 (2025) | +6.3% | +3.2% |
| LONGLANDS HOUSE Main Street | £485,000 (2010) | £680,000 (2025) | +2.3% | -0.7% |
| THE WEDDLES Main Street | £245,000 (2010) | £405,000 (2025) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| ASHNOTT Main Street | £152,000 (2006) | £209,000 (2025) | +1.7% | -1.2% |
| THE COTTAGE Main Street | £82,500 (1996) | £320,000 (2024) | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| BARDON HOUSE Main Street | £95,000 (1998) | £383,800 (2024) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| ARUNDO Main Street | £180,000 (2003) | £360,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| PINFOLD HOUSE Main Street | £135,000 (1999) | £480,000 (2024) | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| BRIAR COTTAGE Main Street | £151,000 (2014) | £272,000 (2023) | +6.8% | +3.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Main Street, Ripon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 133 | 55.6% | £190,000 | £29,500 – £595,000 |
| Detached | 67 | 28.0% | £340,000 | £35,250 – £728,000 |
| Semi-detached | 39 | 16.3% | £189,950 | £40,000 – £550,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Main Street, Ripon
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 239 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 239 | 100.0% | £212,500 |
| New build | 5 | 2.1% | £85,000 |
| Existing home | 234 | 97.9% | £215,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -60.5%. 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 9 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 Main Street, Ripon
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 £212,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 4.73% 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.
No street-level crime was published for HG4 in Jun 2026. Several forces do not supply street-level data to police.uk, so this is a gap in the source rather than a crime-free month — and printing a zero would say something the data does not.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Main Street, Ripon
15 state and independent schools have a HG4 postcode: 13 primary, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Grammar School | Secondary | Community school | 957 |
| Outwood Academy Ripon | Secondary | Academy converter | 609 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 335 |
| Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 210 |
| Moorside Primary School & Nursery | Primary | Community school | 169 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greystone | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 169 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 151 |
| Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 96 |
| Sharow Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 76 |
| Fountains Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 71 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bedale (Wensleydale Railway) | Metro or underground | 14.8 km |
| Thirsk Rail Station | Rail | 14.9 km |
| Leeming Bar (Wensleydale Railway) | Metro or underground | 16.5 km |
| Knaresborough Rail Station | Rail | 17.6 km |
Section 09
How Main Street, Ripon compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Main Street, Ripon sits above that national figure — +34.9%.
Within Ripon the street ranks 157 of 397 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £174,950 (+21.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,139 per square metre, across 1 of the 239 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 £29,500 to £728,000. 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.
Main Street, Ripon 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
Streets nearby
- Palace Road£335,000 median
- Moorside Dale£138,750 median
- Clotherholme Road£185,000 median
- Williamson Close£120,000 median
- Steven Way£157,000 median
- Whitcliffe Lane£217,500 median
- Allhallowgate£133,000 median
- Kirkby Road£230,000 median
- Station Drive£137,500 median
- Aismunderby Close£98,498 median
- Bellman Walk£179,950 median
- Doublegates Avenue£145,325 median
- Princess Road£94,000 median
- The Oaks£124,000 median
- Williamson Drive£159,950 median
- Lickley Street£115,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- REDSTONE COTTAGE Main Street5 sales
- 22 Main Street5 sales
- PARK VIEW COTTAGE Main Street5 sales
- MANOR HOUSE Main Street5 sales
- BECKLEY Main Street5 sales
- THE WEDDLES Main Street4 sales
- ASHNOTT Main Street4 sales
- SPRING COTTAGE Main Street4 sales
- THE OLDE SHOPPEE Main Street4 sales
- WELLSTONE COTTAGE Main Street4 sales
- 30 Main Street4 sales
- BONWELL COTTAGE Main Street4 sales
- ADEL COTTAGE Main Street4 sales
- WHITE LODGE COTTAGE Main Street3 sales
- 1, WEST END COTTAGES Main Street3 sales
- IVY DENE Main Street3 sales
- LONGLANDS HOUSE Main Street3 sales
- THE COTTAGE Main Street3 sales
- ARUNDO Main Street3 sales
- PINFOLD HOUSE Main Street3 sales
- BRIAR COTTAGE Main Street3 sales
- 24 Main Street3 sales
- GARTH COTTAGE Main Street3 sales
- CHAPEL HOUSE Main Street3 sales
Back to Ripon house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Main Street, Ripon?
The median price paid in Main Street, Ripon across every sale on the register is £212,500. 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 Main Street, Ripon?
239 sales are on record for Main Street, Ripon, the most recent completing on 21 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Main Street, Ripon house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +71.0% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +23.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Main Street, Ripon house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £543,300, 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 Main Street, Ripon?
£2,139 per square metre, from the 1 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 21 Jan 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, “Main Street, Ripon 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.