HG4 5LW

Bedale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bedale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Postcode district
HG4
Postcode sector
HG4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG4 5JE 814 m
HG4 5LS 1.3 km
HG4 5LN 1.4 km
HG4 5LT 1.4 km
DL8 2RD 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG4 5LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG4
Postcode sector
HG4 5
Latitude
54.197915
Longitude
-1.537296
British National Grid easting
430,285
British National Grid northing
478,115

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Bedale · E05014255
Parish or community
E04007170
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00140690
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 007B · E01027628
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 007 · E02005756

Postcode source versions

Explore HG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. North Stainley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.0
HG4 5 residents
2,669

Age bands in HG4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

369 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

220 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

474 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.7%

859 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

708 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HG4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
22.2%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
11.1%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Thornborough Village

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.2 miles
  • Thornborough Village

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · North Stainley

    1.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · North Stainley

    1.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · North Stainley

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,799 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Stainley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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