# HG3

Postcode district covering Harrogate, in North Yorkshire.

HG3 is a postcode district covering Harrogate, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 35.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HG3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HG3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HG3 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 29,778** (2021). HG3 had 29,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 939th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in HG3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 66.6%** (January 2026). In HG3, 66.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HG3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 85% of people in HG3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HG3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 427 homes were sold in HG3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HG3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HG3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HG3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HG3 had 29,778 usual residents at the census.

## How HG3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HG3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | 2nd most expensive | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2025 |
| Population | 29,778 | 3rd most populated | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 85% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 66.6% | lowest | 5 postcode districts, HG · Jan 2026 |

## Is HG3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HG3 at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.2 per 1,000 people across the HG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HG3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (497), anti-social behaviour (188) and other crime (188).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HG3 was 40.2 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.

## Deprivation in HG3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HG3 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HG3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harrogate 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027643) | 1,512 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.3% |
| [Harrogate 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027681) | 1,643 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 52.9% |
| [Harrogate 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027693) | 1,769 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 15.5% |
| [Harrogate 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027701) | 1,550 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 55.8% |
| [Harrogate 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027702) | 1,051 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 11.3% |
| [Harrogate 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027642) | 1,463 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 43.2% |
| [Harrogate 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027665) | 1,314 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Harrogate 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027722) | 1,484 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| [Harrogate 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034963) | 1,307 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 42.5% |
| [Harrogate 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034964) | 2,689 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.2% |
| [Harrogate 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027720) | 1,874 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Harrogate 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027721) | 1,441 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Harrogate 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027723) | 1,464 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Harrogate 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027704) | 1,222 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.8% |
| [Harrogate 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027682) | 1,649 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.4% |
| [Harrogate 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027694) | 1,178 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 25.9% |
| [Harrogate 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027734) | 1,708 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.9% |
| [Harrogate 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027699) | 1,319 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [Harrogate 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027700) | 1,568 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Harrogate 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027725) | 1,542 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.8% |

## Your MP

- [Skipton and Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon): Sir Julian Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Harrogate and Knaresborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough): Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 34% of the people here.
- [Wetherby and Easingwold](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wetherby-and-easingwold): Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HG3

[Killinghall & Hampsthwaite](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/killinghall-and-hampsthwaite), [Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/menwith-beckwithshaw-and-denton-moor), [Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/pateley-bridge-and-nidd-valley), [Saltergate](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/saltergate), [Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/spofforth-burn-bridge-and-huby)

## Postcode sectors in HG3

[HG3 1 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3-1), [HG3 2 (364 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3-2), [HG3 3 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3-3), [HG3 4 (107 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3-4), [HG3 5 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3-5)

## Council

[North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Towns in HG3

[Harrogate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harrogate)

## Postcode districts next to HG3

[BD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd23), [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [HG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg1), [HG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg2), [HG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4), [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls21), [LS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22), [YO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo51)

## More in the HG postcode area

[All HG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HG3 in brief

HG3 is a postcode district covering Harrogate, in North Yorkshire.
About 31,707 people lived in HG3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 427 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HG3 was £375,000 in 2025.
HG3 had 29,778 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in HG3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HG3, 66.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HG3
- Postcode area: [HG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg)
- Constituency: [Skipton and Ripon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon)
- Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Area: 478 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,707*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 91

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4), [BD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd23), [LS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls21), [LS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5)

## Latest updates for HG3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HG3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3