Estate Agents in Skipton

Your local experts for buying, selling and letting in Skipton and the Yorkshire Dales

Skipton is one of the finest places to live in England. Rightmove named it the Happiest Place to Live in 2025, and anyone who has walked the High Street, explored the canal, or driven into the Dales knows exactly why.

At Hunters Skipton, we have been helping people buy, sell and let property here since 2010. Our team is led by Andrew and Rory Procter, who built this business from the ground up and remain hands-on in every sale and tenancy. When you call our office at 1 High Street, you speak to people who genuinely know this market: the streets, the schools, the postcodes that sell and the ones buyers return to year after year.

We are one of the top three agents in Skipton and Craven, with four consecutive Best Letting Agent awards and three Best Sales Agent awards from The British Property Awards. That is not marketing copy. It is a track record built by a team of six specialists who care about getting it right.

Ready to find out what your Skipton property could achieve? Book your free valuation today.

Why Choose Hunters Skipton?

Owner-run, with over 40 years of combined experience

Andrew and Rory Procter are not area managers overseeing a portfolio of branches. They are present, active and personally invested in every instruction. When you sell or let with Hunters Skipton, you are working with people for whom this is more than a job; it is their business, their reputation and their community.

Multi-award winning, proven by independent judges

Hunters Skipton has won The British Property Awards Best Letting Agent in Skipton in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 and Best Sales Agent in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. These awards are judged on mystery shopping, customer service standards and market knowledge – the things that actually matter when you are trusting someone with your most valuable asset.

Skipton expertise, national reach

As part of the Hunters network, your property is listed nationally across all major portals and reaches buyers beyond North Yorkshire. But the team managing your sale or tenancy are here in BD23, with direct knowledge of Gargrave, Settle, Embsay, Grassington and every corner of Craven.

Technology that keeps you informed, not guessing

Every client has access to the My Hunters portal, a real-time dashboard showing viewings, feedback, offers and sale progress. 360-degree virtual tours, professional photography and detailed floorplans are standard, not extras. Evening valuations and viewings are available because we work around you, not around office hours.

Selling Your Property in Skipton

Whether you are upsizing into a Dales farmhouse, downsizing from a family home or selling an investment property, our Skipton sales team will guide you from your first conversation to the day keys change hands.

Every property we bring to market receives our full premium service as standard:

• Professional photography and immersive 360-degree virtual tour
• Detailed floorplan – properties with floorplans attract significantly more buyer interest
• Compelling listing copy written to perform on Google, Rightmove and AI-powered property search
• Listed on Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and the Hunters national network
• Proactive matching to registered buyers already searching in Skipton and Craven
• Dedicated sales progression – chain management, solicitor coordination, surveyor liaison
• My Hunters portal – real-time updates at every stage
• Evening and weekend valuations and viewings available
• Optional: drone footage, dusk photography, video tours, home staging

Book a free, no-obligation property valuation with our Skipton sales team.

Letting Your Property in Skipton

Skipton’s rental market has grown consistently since we entered it in 2010. Rental yields in the area range from 5%, driven by strong demand from professionals commuting to Leeds, families seeking Dales access and the town’s excellent amenities.

Hunters Skipton offer a full range of lettings services:

• Tenant Find – we advertise, reference and match the right tenant to your property
• Full Property Management – we handle everything from maintenance to rent collection
• Deposit protection and compliance guidance
• Access to a diverse rental portfolio from one-bed apartments to five-bed farmhouses
• Landlord rent protection insurance

Rental yields, local demand and legislative requirements are all evolving. Our lettings team, led by Rory Procter, keeps you informed and compliant at every stage.

Property for Sale and Rent in Skipton and Craven

We cover a wide area across Skipton, Craven and the Yorkshire Dales, including:

• Skipton town centre and the BD23 postcode from period terraces on Brougham Street to modern family homes
• Gargrave – a popular village with excellent transport links and strong buyer demand
• Coniston Cold – a peaceful rural village on the edge of the Dales with attractive period properties
• Hellifield – a well-connected village with good rail links and affordable property options appealing to commuters and families alike
• Long Preston – a charming village gateway to the Ribble Valley, popular with buyers seeking rural character within easy reach of Settle and Skipton
• Kettlewell and Kilnsey – iconic upper Wharfedale villages with outstanding natural scenery, popular with lifestyle buyers and second-home purchasers
• Burnsall and Appletreewick – picturesque Wharfedale villages with strong demand from buyers seeking quintessential Dales living and holiday let opportunities
• Bolton Abbey – one of the most sought-after addresses in the Dales, combining estate village charm with the grandeur of the Bolton Abbey Estate and exceptional buyer appeal
• Draughton – a quiet village on the Skipton fringe with a strong local community, ideal for families and buyers looking for countryside living within easy reach of town
• Settle and Ribblesdale – character properties in stunning Dales surroundings
• Embsay, Grassington and the Wharfe Valley, sought after by buyers escaping urban life
• Cononley, Thornton in Craven and the Aire Valley corridor
• Barnoldswick, Earby and the East Lancashire border
• Skipton train station catchment – direct services to Leeds (under 40 minutes) and London

Average property prices in our area are around £320,000, ranging from sub-£130,000 starter homes through to seven-figure Dales farmhouses. Whatever your price point, we know how to reach the right buyer.

Why Buy or Rent in Skipton?

Skipton is the Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and consistently tops quality-of-life surveys including Rightmove’s 2025 Happiest Place to Live. It offers:

• Outstanding primary and grammar schools
• Direct trains to Leeds (under 40 minutes) and London
• Leeds Bradford Airport just 18 miles away
• Some of the lowest crime and unemployment rates in the country
• Access to the Yorkshire Dales National Park on the doorstep
• A thriving market town with independent shops, cafes and restaurants
• Strong investment fundamentals – high demand, limited supply, consistent capital growth

Whether you are relocating from a city, retiring to the countryside or investing in a buy-to-let, Skipton and Craven consistently deliver.

Your Free Property Valuation in Skipton

Curious what your property is worth in today’s market? Our free valuation is more than a number, it is a considered, evidence-based assessment from people who trade in this market every day.

We will walk you through current comparable sales, explain our pricing rationale and show you exactly how we would market your property to achieve the best possible outcome. No pressure. No obligation. Just honest, expert advice.

Choose a home visit valuation or an instant online estimate, whichever suits you best.

Book your free Skipton property valuation today.

Additional Services

Mortgage Advice

We work with independent mortgage advisers who search the whole market. Whether you are a first-time buyer, remortgaging or financing an investment property, we can connect you with the right financial advice before you commit.

Conveyancing

The right solicitor keeps your sale moving. We work with a carefully selected panel of proactive conveyancers, professionals we trust with our own families’ transactions, to keep your sale on track from offer to completion.

Property Surveys

We can introduce you to RICS-accredited surveyors covering Skipton and the wider Craven area. A survey gives you confidence and, where issues arise, a well-informed negotiating position.

Auctions

Through the Hunters network, we also have access to auction services for properties where a competitive, time-certain sale may deliver the best result.

Hunters Skipton – At a Glance

• Established in Skipton since 2010
• One of the top three agents in Skipton and Craven
• Best Letting Agent: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 (British Property Awards)
• Best Sales Agent: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 (British Property Awards)
• Team of six specialists covering sales and lettings
• Owner-run by Andrew and Rory Procter
• 360 virtual tours, professional photography and My Hunters portal as standard
• Evening valuations and viewings available
• ARLA Propertymark member
• Part of the Hunters national network – local expertise, national reach

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