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

HG5 8NS 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 8NS 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

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Harrogate 012D: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **Knaresborough, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **No property in HG5 8NS 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=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Harrogate 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HG5 8NS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **Low road and rail noise at HG5 8NS**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **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=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Goldsborough Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldsborough-church-of-england-primary-school-e121562) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2023 | £112,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £562,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £425,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,463** (July 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,463 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.4×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). Harrogate 012D has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £396,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harrogate 012D was £396,000 in 2025. Joint 8,909th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,222** (2021). Harrogate 012D had 1,222 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,960th least 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: 48.8%** (January 2026). In Harrogate 012D, 48.8% 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: 54.0020, -1.4195

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), July 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=-1.4195,54.0020,HG58NS

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