# HG5 9EQ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

HG5 9EQ 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 9EQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5) › [HG5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. Harrogate 007D: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **Knaresborough, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **No property in HG5 9EQ 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=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Harrogate 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HG5 9EQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HG5 9EQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ
- **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=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowside-academy-e144168) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knaresborough-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e147097) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forest-school-e147819) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [King James's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-jamess-school-e121687) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aspin Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspin-park-academy-e144163) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £890,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £284,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £187,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Knaresborough (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY (500 m); BEECH HOUSE SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: PR NAYLOR CHEMIST LIMITED (910 m); BOOTS (910 m); KNARESBOROUGH PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (920 m)
- Dental practices: PURELY DENTAL CARE (280 m); THE DENTAL HUB KNARESBOROUGH (840 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Knaresborough Express Petrol (380 m, Asda); Tesco Knaresborough Express (910 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Knaresborough Local (990 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Harrogate 007D has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £358,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harrogate 007D was £358,000 in 2025. Joint 11,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,983** (2021). Harrogate 007D had 2,983 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 90th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Harrogate 007D, 99.4% 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: 54.0164, -1.4680

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=-1.4680,54.0164,HG59EQ

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