HG
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Harrogate, with 5 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HG, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HG compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is HG safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HG at a rate of 59.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 789 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HG.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,245), anti-social behaviour (1,806) and other crime (1,255).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HG was 61.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in HG
HG in brief
The HG postcode area, named after Harrogate, has 5 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in HG was £330,000 in 2025.
HG had 140,923 usual residents at the census.
In HG, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HG, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.