HG3 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HG3 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HG3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.3%
Gigabit-capable
48.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.4%
Broadband availability in the HG3 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,180 postcodes Ofcom measures in HG3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48.2%.
Around 1.4% of premises in HG3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HG3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HG3 1AA | 50% | 0% |
| HG3 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| HG3 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| HG3 1AE | 100% | 40% |
| HG3 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| HG3 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| HG3 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| HG3 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| HG3 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| HG3 1AN | 100% | 94.4% |
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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
22.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in HG3
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HG3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public order | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HG3
Based on 353 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HG3 is £386,950, down 2.3% on the previous year (£396,000).
Detached
£530,000
153 sales
Semi-detached
£272,500
91 sales
Terraced
£260,000
72 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in HG3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £273,750 | Terraced | Old Church Lane | HG3 5LX |
| 15 May 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached | Church Lane | HG3 3NE |
| 12 May 2026 | £186,500 | Terraced | Lincoln Grove | HG3 2UD |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced | Church Lane | HG3 2HB |
| 7 May 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | Renton Close | HG3 3UB |
| 5 May 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached | Columbine Grove | HG3 2UX |
| 5 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Lincoln Grove | HG3 2UD |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Jenny Field Drive | HG3 2XQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £517,500 | Detached | Gentian Glade | HG3 2NT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | Spruisty Green | HG3 2FG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Yorkshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Yorkshire district (615,491 residents, 274,381 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 23% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 7.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around HG3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannal Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 452 | HG3 1LH |
| Nidderdale High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 404 | HG3 5HL |
| Saltergate Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 211 | HG3 2TT |
| Killinghall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | HG3 2DW |
| Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 174 | HG3 2EZ |
| Forest Moor School | Not applicable | 9–16 | 128 | HG3 2RA |
| Belmont Grosvenor School | Not applicable | 1–11 | 121 | HG3 2JG |
| Saltergate Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 106 | HG3 2TT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in HG3
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HG3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
22%
Band C
33%
Band D
17%
Band E
17%
Band F
8%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for North Yorkshire
Landlines around HG3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.