HG4 4XY

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 4PA 3 m
HG4 4NX 901 m
HG4 4PB 1.0 km
HG4 4PS 1.1 km
HG4 4NU 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG4 4XY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG4
Postcode sector
HG4 4
Latitude
54.235318
Longitude
-1.674388
British National Grid easting
421,322
British National Grid northing
482,227

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007340
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140996
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 001D · E01027686
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 001 · E02005761

Postcode source versions

Explore HG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Masham CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  2. Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MASHAM & KIRKBY MALZEARD SURGERY

    9 MARKET PLACE, MASHAM, RIPON, HG4 4DZ

    ODS code B82030

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Little Market Place

    BCT · Masham

    1.2 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Masham

    1.2 miles
  • Low Burton Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    1.4 miles
  • Station Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    1.4 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Thornton Watlass

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,873 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Masham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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