# HG5 8BB: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

HG5 8BB is a postcode in North Yorkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Yorkshire. Open the map at HG5 8BB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5) › [HG5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Harrogate 009C: 139 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **Knaresborough, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **No property in HG5 8BB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Harrogate 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **£270,080 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HG5 8BB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **Low road and rail noise at HG5 8BB**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King James's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-jamess-school-e121687) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knaresborough-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e147097) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-primary-school-knaresborough-a-voluntary-catholic-academy-e142176) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aspin Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspin-park-academy-e144163) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forest-school-e147819) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Meadowside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowside-academy-e144168) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwater-academy-e151754) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Starbeck Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/starbeck-primary-academy-e146967) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2024 | £171,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £421,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £220,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Knaresborough (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP (390 m); BEECH HOUSE SURGERY (550 m); STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY (660 m)
- Pharmacies: PR NAYLOR CHEMIST LIMITED (250 m); BOOTS (250 m); KNARESBOROUGH PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (290 m)
- Dental practices: WHITECROSS DENTAL CARE (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (290 m); THE DENTAL HUB KNARESBOROUGH (300 m); PURELY DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Knaresborough Local (260 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Knaresborough Express (290 m, Tesco); Asda Knaresborough Express Petrol (750 m, Asda); Lidl Chain Lane Knaresborough (990 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,080** (August 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,080 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harrogate 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.8** (2025). Harrogate 009C has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,242nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harrogate 009C was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,727** (2021). Harrogate 009C had 1,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,451st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.2%** (January 2026). In Harrogate 009C, 97.2% 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.

## HG5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HG5 was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 766th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,595** (2021). HG5 had 18,595 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,209th least 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in HG5 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In HG5, 96.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Centre: 54.0062, -1.4687

Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harrogate and Knaresborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough): Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4687,54.0062,HG58BB

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5-8bb