# HG4

Postcode district covering Ripon, in North Yorkshire.

HG4 is a postcode district covering Ripon, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £325,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 48.4 per 1,000 people. About 26,543 people.

Postcode district. Code HG4. 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 HG4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HG4 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th 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/hg4#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 25,827** (2021). HG4 had 25,827 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,127th 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/hg4#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in HG4 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/hg4#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.3%** (January 2026). In HG4, 68.3% 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/hg4#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HG4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in HG4 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=HG4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 330 homes were sold in HG4 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HG4) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HG4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HG4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HG4 had 25,827 usual residents at the census.

## How HG4 compares

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

| Measure | HG4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £325,000 | 2nd cheapest | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2025 |
| Population | 25,827 | 2nd least populated | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 5 postcode districts, HG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.3% | 2nd lowest | 5 postcode districts, HG · Jan 2026 |

## Is HG4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HG4 at a rate of 48.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.2 per 1,000 people across the HG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HG4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (521), anti-social behaviour (284) and other crime (176).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HG4 was 49.2 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 HG4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HG4 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in HG4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harrogate 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027666) | 1,788 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 63.2% |
| [Harrogate 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027667) | 1,464 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 15.1% |
| [Harrogate 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027685) | 1,112 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.5% |
| [Harrogate 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027686) | 1,130 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 51.0% |
| [Harrogate 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027712) | 1,888 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.3% |
| [Harrogate 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027713) | 1,611 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.4% |
| [Harrogate 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027714) | 1,591 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.0% |
| [Harrogate 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027715) | 1,165 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.9% |
| [Harrogate 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027688) | 1,610 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.5% |
| [Harrogate 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027736) | 1,671 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 35.7% |
| [Harrogate 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027705) | 1,771 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.7% |
| [Harrogate 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027706) | 1,784 | 189.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 52.5% |
| [Harrogate 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027707) | 1,721 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.8% |
| [Harrogate 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027708) | 1,388 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Harrogate 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027709) | 1,222 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Harrogate 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027710) | 1,131 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.1% |
| [Harrogate 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027711) | 1,319 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |

## Your MP

- [Skipton and Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon): Sir Julian Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.
- [Wetherby and Easingwold](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wetherby-and-easingwold): Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.4% of the people here.
- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.5% 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 HG4

[Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/dishforth-baldersby-and-markington), [Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/masham-kirkby-malzeard-and-north-stainley), [Ripon North & West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/ripon-north-and-west), [Ripon South & East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/ripon-south-and-east)

## Postcode sectors in HG4

[HG4 1 (261 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-1), [HG4 2 (217 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-2), [HG4 3 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-3), [HG4 4 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-4), [HG4 5 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-5), [HG4 9 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in HG4

[Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ripon)

## Postcode districts next to HG4

[DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [HG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [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)

## HG4 in brief

HG4 is a postcode district covering Ripon, in North Yorkshire.
About 26,543 people lived in HG4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 330 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HG4 was £325,000 in 2025.
HG4 had 25,827 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in HG4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HG4, 68.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HG4
- 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: 349 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,543*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 89

* 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

[DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [HG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [YO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo51)

## Latest updates for HG4

- 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/HG4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4