Is Park Avenue in Harrogate a nice place to live?

Park Avenue is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Park Avenue is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Park Avenue is located in the Knaresborough Scriven Park ward of the Harrogate district in North Yorkshire.
Coordinates 54.017892, -1.46603
Grid Ref SE350581
Suburb Knaresborough
Constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough
Postcodes HG2 9BG, HG5 9ES

House Prices

The average house price in Park Avenue is 30.65% higher than the rest of Harrogate. The last sale we have on record is THE COACH HOUSE, 1A Park Avenue, that sold for £585,000. The average house price in Harrogate is £301,678 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Park Avenue

Date No. Type Price
12/12/2022 THE COACH HOUSE, 1A £585,000
26/09/2022 2 Flat £280,000
19/08/2022 10 £700,000
15/07/2022 RADLYN OVAL, 20 Flat £450,000
25/05/2022 2 Flat £160,000
20/05/2022 8 Terrace £345,000
11/01/2022 RADLYN OVAL, 20 Flat £190,000
23/09/2021 HAMILTON HOUSE, 4 Flat £447,500
21/06/2021 2 Flat £200,000
26/04/2021 35 Terrace £385,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Park Avenue, North Yorkshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Park Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by North-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Park Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Bicycle Theft Under investigation
3 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Park Avenue and compared that to the average for the Knaresborough Scriven Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Park Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Knaresborough Scriven Park ward

Social economic statistics for Park Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Park Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Park Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Park Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Park Avenue are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Park Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Park Avenue are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Park Avenue are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Park Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Park Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Park Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Park Avenue.

Unemployment in Park Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.63% of Park Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Park Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Park Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Park Avenue is 3.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.18% of Park Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Park Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Park Avenue is 23.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.4% of properties in Park Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
85.6% of residents of Park Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Park Avenue residents

The proportion if Park Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.07% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.28% of Park Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.72% of Park Avenue residents were born in the UK

Park Avenue Summary

With house prices in Park Avenue more than the average for North Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Park Avenue is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Park Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Park Avenue maybe difficult.

Park Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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