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HG5 8FL

Knaresborough West · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8AF 22 m
HG5 8AE 45 m
HG5 8AD 54 m
HG5 8AS 58 m
HG5 8AL 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG5 8FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG5
Postcode sector
HG5 8
Latitude
54.007832
Longitude
-1.468103
British National Grid easting
434,958
British National Grid northing
456,997

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
E00140925
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 009C · E01027673
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 009 · E02005769

Postcode source versions

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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

    409 m

  2. King James's School

    Community school

    559 m

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

    Academy converter

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
897
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Public order 48
  • Other theft 47

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    364 m

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    366 m

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    474 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

    4.2 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    4.2 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fisher Street

    BCT · Carmires

    0.1 miles

  • Knaresborough Centre

    BCT · Carmires

    0.1 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

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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

897 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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