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HG5 8JP

Knaresborough West · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Knaresborough
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 8JY 54 m
HG5 8JZ 205 m
HG5 8JR 267 m
HG5 8JS 269 m
HG5 8JT 326 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG5 8JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG5
Postcode sector
HG5 8
Latitude
53.997348
Longitude
-1.473225
British National Grid easting
434,631
British National Grid northing
455,828

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
E00140935
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 012C · E01027672
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 012 · E02005772

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sylvhaze, Forest Moor Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8JP 30 May 2025 £420,000
Maydene, Forest Moor Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8JP 24 September 2024 £395,000
South Ings, Forest Moor Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8JP 15 November 2022 £770,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. King James's School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Hookstone Chase Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Aspin Park Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
560
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 225
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Public order 29
  • Other theft 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

25 female, 20 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HG5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    1.3 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    1.6 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    1.7 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    2.9 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    3.7 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    3.7 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    4.2 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    4.5 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    4.5 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

  • Beech Villas

    BCT · Forest Moor

    0.0 miles

  • Beech Villas

    BCT · Calcutt

    0.0 miles

  • Belmont Terrace

    BCT · Forest Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Belmont Terrace

    BCT · Forest Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Union Inn

    BCT · Calcutt

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 012C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,602 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £550,000 from 5 recorded sales in HG5 8JP. 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

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. King James's School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

560 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 225 events.

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