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HG4 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The HG4 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 55 to 90 across them. Every full HG4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the HG4 district, Ripon North & West is the strongest performer at 90 out of 100 (#670 of 6,856 nationally); Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley is the weakest at 56. 3 of the 7 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 £245,000 in Ripon South & East to £452,500 in Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley — a 1.8× gap within the HG4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,587a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime33per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied67%

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 HG4 district

£323,750median home sold over the past year · +22.2% over 5 years · +4.9% over the year · 292 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£287,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat£159,000
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
Ripon North & WestNorth Yorkshire 67090 £340,000
Leeming, Pickhill & ThorntonNorth Yorkshire 2,15768 £360,000
Bedale & SnapeNorth Yorkshire 2,19968 £278,750
Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire 2,36366 £367,500
Ripon South & EastNorth Yorkshire 2,55563 £245,000
Leyburn, Middleham & TunstallNorth Yorkshire 2,59662 £278,000
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North StainleyNorth Yorkshire 3,04956 £452,500

People living in HG4 Census 2021

Residents50,218
Median age (est.)49
Density58per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional14%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 HG4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HG4 district.

Ripon

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HG4.

DL8 DL7 YO7 HG3 DL9 DL6 HG5 HG1

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.