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HG1 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The HG1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 35 to 98 across them. Every full HG1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HG1 district: Harrogate West & Pannal Ash scores 99 out of 100 (#87 of 6,856 nationally) while Harrogate East sits at 35 — neighbours on the map, 64 points apart on the index. 7 of the 10 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,000 in Saltergate to £459,950 in Stray — a 1.9× gap within the HG1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,537a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HG1 district

£269,975median home sold over the past year · +13.3% over 5 years · +1.9% over the year · 598 sales
Detached£511,500
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£240,000
Flat£232,500
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Harrogate West & Pannal AshNorth Yorkshire 8799 £429,750
HookstoneNorth Yorkshire 15698 £401,750
Knaresborough NorthNorth Yorkshire 45793 £445,750
StrayNorth Yorkshire 53392 £459,950
Killinghall & HampsthwaiteNorth Yorkshire 62991 £369,975
BiltonNorth Yorkshire 1,25382 £250,475
Central HarrogateNorth Yorkshire 2,16468 £306,000
StarbeckNorth Yorkshire 2,48664 £269,975
SaltergateNorth Yorkshire 2,50064 £238,000
Harrogate EastNorth Yorkshire 4,44735 £256,000

People living in HG1 Census 2021

Residents86,427
Median age (est.)45
Density781per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HG1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HG1 district.

Harrogate Knaresborough

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HG1.

HG2 HG3 HG5 LS22 LS21 LS17 YO5 YO51

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.