Buying a home in BD23, Skipton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£284kmost £216k–£370k

Houses per m²£3,239flats £2,709

Sold last year3131,996 in five years

Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BD23 sold for £284,012 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £216,456 and £370,363, for about 89 m² of space.

313 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £141k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BD23 2 (£2,865) and the most in BD23 5 (£3,998).

Across North Yorkshire, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 12.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,295 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in BD23 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£160,987	£135k–£211k	49 m²	28
2	£204,795	£168k–£261k	68 m²	588
3	£284,012	£216k–£370k	89 m²	764
4	£387,600	£301k–£512k	122 m²	260
5+	£602,758	£461k–£770k	177 m²	195

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£161k	£205k	£284k	£388k	£603k
Detached	—	£311k	£423k	£552k	£702k
Semi-detached	—	£257k	£313k	£386k	£485k
Terraced	£167k	£184k	£225k	£299k	£413k
Flats	£141k	£191k	£229k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BD23

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BD23 1	£3,354	£2,635
BD23 2	£2,865	£2,928
BD23 3	£3,393	£2,404
BD23 4	£2,875	£2,133
BD23 5	£3,998	£3,097
BD23 6	£3,818	£2,772

Schools near BD23

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Skipton Academy25.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BB18 Barnoldswick · 12 km3-bed house £172k BD20 Keighley · 13 km3-bed house £244k BB8 Colne · 17 km3-bed house £169k BD21 Keighley · 17 km3-bed house £134k BD22 Keighley · 18 km3-bed house £201k BD24 Settle · 18 km3-bed house £319k LS29 Ilkley · 19 km3-bed house £414k BB9 Nelson · 20 km3-bed house £138k

Questions about BD23

Is BD23 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (25.4% against 43.8%); 313 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BD23?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BD23 sold for £284,012 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £216,456 and £370,363.

How many homes sell in BD23 each year?

313 homes sold in the last year and 1,996 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

Where is cheaper near BD23?

For a 3-bedroom house, BB18 (£172k, 12 km), BD20 (£244k, 13 km), BB8 (£169k, 17 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.