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HG5 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The HG5 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 55 to 97 across them. Every full HG5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HG5 district: Hookstone scores 98 out of 100 (#156 of 6,856 nationally) while Knaresborough Central sits at 56 — neighbours on the map, 42 points apart on the index. 6 of the 8 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 £262,000 in Knaresborough Central to £580,000 in Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby — a 2.2× gap within the HG5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,245a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime38per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied78%

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 HG5 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +15.1% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 317 sales
Detached£474,950
Semi-detached£307,847
Terraced£308,500
Flat£145,000
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
HookstoneNorth Yorkshire 15698 £401,750
Knaresborough South & FollifootNorth Yorkshire 21197 £370,950
Knaresborough NorthNorth Yorkshire 45793 £445,750
Spofforth, Burn Bridge & HubyNorth Yorkshire 62291 £580,000
Ouseburn, Hammerton & TockwithNorth Yorkshire 1,72675 £457,475
Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-GraftonNorth Yorkshire 2,00071 £351,000
Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire 2,36366 £367,500
Knaresborough CentralNorth Yorkshire 3,04956 £262,000

People living in HG5 Census 2021

Residents57,697
Median age (est.)48
Density111per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 HG5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HG5 district.

Knaresborough

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HG5.

HG1 HG2 HG3 YO51 YO5 LS22 LS23 LS24

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.