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HG5

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
903
Current units
637
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
266

Postcode sectors in HG5

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4 sectors

Property

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11,039 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Halfpenny Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0PS 16 July 2026 £330,520
10, Aspin Drive, Knaresborough, HG5 8HH 14 July 2026 £360,000
Laragh Cottage, Shaw Lane, Farnham, Knaresborough, HG5 9JE 10 July 2026 £565,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,082
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 424
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 58
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HG5 usual residents
18,703
Age-profile population
18,738

Age bands in HG5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.2%
2,847 residents
Age 15 to 24
9%
1,681 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.1%
3,757 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.9%
5,604 residents
Age 65 and over
25.9%
4,849 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 618 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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

In this district, 566 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 532 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 4 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1,985 recorded sales in HG5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,082 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 424 events.

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