HG3 postcode area · North Yorkshire
The HG3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 35 to 98 across them. Every full HG3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The HG3 district contains both ends of the scale: Harrogate West & Pannal Ash at 99 out of 100 (#87 of 6,856 in England) against Harrogate East at 35, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. 9 of the 13 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 £580,000 in Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby — a 2.4× gap within the HG3 district.
Living here
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 HG3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate West & Pannal AshNorth Yorkshire | 87 | 99 | £429,750 |
| HookstoneNorth Yorkshire | 156 | 98 | £401,750 |
| Knaresborough South & FollifootNorth Yorkshire | 211 | 97 | £370,950 |
| Knaresborough NorthNorth Yorkshire | 457 | 93 | £445,750 |
| StrayNorth Yorkshire | 533 | 92 | £459,950 |
| Spofforth, Burn Bridge & HubyNorth Yorkshire | 622 | 91 | £580,000 |
| Killinghall & HampsthwaiteNorth Yorkshire | 629 | 91 | £369,975 |
| Skipton North & Upper WharfedaleNorth Yorkshire | 1,561 | 77 | £429,500 |
| Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton MoorNorth Yorkshire | 1,965 | 71 | £519,000 |
| Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire | 2,363 | 66 | £367,500 |
| SaltergateNorth Yorkshire | 2,500 | 64 | £238,000 |
| Pateley Bridge & Nidd ValleyNorth Yorkshire | 2,905 | 58 | £335,000 |
| Harrogate EastNorth Yorkshire | 4,447 | 35 | £256,000 |
People living in HG3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 20% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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 HG3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HG3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around HG3.
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.