HG5 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire

Where is HG5?

Broadband & internet speeds in HG5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HG5 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 607 postcodes Ofcom measures in HG5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.5%.

Around 0.4% of premises in HG5 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 HG5

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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HG5

Police recorded 89 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HG5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 HG5

Based on 218 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HG5 is £350,000, up 4.5% on the previous year (£335,000).

Latest recorded sales in HG5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HG5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in HG5

161 rated food businesses operate in HG5. 131 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1858 Bar And Restaurant, Aakash Balti, Active North Yorkshire - Knaresborough, After Hours Harrogate LTD, Aragon Fisheries.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HG5

From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HG5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 HG5 typically use:

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What's it like living in HG5?

Postcodes in HG5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.