HG4 4BY

Masham & Fountains · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
HG4
Postcode sector
HG4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG4 4FA 25 m
HG4 4ET 38 m
HG4 4EU 52 m
HG4 4ES 72 m
HG4 4EY 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG4 4BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG4
Postcode sector
HG4 4
Latitude
54.223596
Longitude
-1.663575
British National Grid easting
422,033
British National Grid northing
480,926

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007387
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00141002
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 001C · E01027685
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 001 · E02005761

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Masham CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    604 m
  2. Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km
  3. Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 41
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HG4 4 residents
2,282

Age bands in HG4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

275 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

165 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

365 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

725 residents

Age 65 and over
32%

720 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MASHAM & KIRKBY MALZEARD SURGERY

    9 MARKET PLACE, MASHAM, RIPON, HG4 4DZ

    ODS code B82030

    527 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Little Market Place

    BCT · Masham

    0.3 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Masham

    0.3 miles
  • Low Burton Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    0.8 miles
  • Station Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    0.8 miles
  • Hackfall Car Park

    BCT · Grewelthorpe

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,267 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Masham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 604 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 41 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.