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HG5 8AW

Knaresborough West · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Knaresborough West
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Postcode district
HG5
Postcode sector
HG5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG5 8AY 34 m
HG5 8AU 39 m
HG5 8AR 44 m
HG5 8AX 47 m
HG5 8AS 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG5 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG5
Postcode sector
HG5 8
Latitude
54.006957
Longitude
-1.467473
British National Grid easting
435,000
British National Grid northing
456,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Knaresborough West · E05014289
Parish or community
E04007372
Westminster constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough · E14001269
Output area
E00140922
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 009C · E01027673
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 009 · E02005769

Postcode source versions

Explore HG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    462 m

  2. King James's School

    Community school

    475 m

  3. St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
873
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Other theft 46
  • Public order 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HG5 8 residents
4,967

Age bands in HG5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

605 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

442 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

913 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,628 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,510 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    305 m

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    446 m

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    565 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    3.7 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

    MOWBRAY SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE, MYRTLE SQUARE, HARROGATE, HG1 5AR

    ODS code B82016

    4.3 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

    MOWBRAY SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE, MYRTLE SQUARE, HARROGATE, HG1 5AR

    ODS code B82027

    4.3 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, 54 CHURCH AVENUE, HARROGATE, HG1 4HG

    ODS code B82059

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Fisher Street

    BCT · Carmires

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Stn Stand A

    BCT · Knaresborough

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Stn Stand C

    BCT · Knaresborough

    0.1 miles

  • Knaresborough Centre

    BCT · Carmires

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Stn Stand B

    BCT · Knaresborough

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 009C, 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

17,513 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 462 m.

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

Recorded crime

873 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 343 events.

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