HG1 1QU postcode in Harrogate, North Yorkshire

HG1 1QU is a postcode in Harrogate, in the Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Harrogate and Knaresborough parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at HG1 1QU can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £138,250 Homes sold in HG1 1, last 12 months. ▼ 57.5% on the year before Nearest station Harrogate 150 m in a straight line

Where HG1 1QU is, and what is near it

Map of HG1 1QU and what is near it Map of HG1 1QU: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the HG1 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 25 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. HG1 1AA: also in HG1 1HG1 1AB: also in HG1 1HG1 1AE: also in HG1 1HG1 1AH: also in HG1 1HG1 1AJ: also in HG1 1HG1 1AL: also in HG1 1HG1 1AN: also in HG1 1HG1 1AX: also in HG1 1HG1 1BA: also in HG1 1HG1 1BB: also in HG1 1HG1 1BE: also in HG1 1HG1 1BJ: also in HG1 1HG1 1BL: also in HG1 1HG1 1BS: also in HG1 1HG1 1BT: also in HG1 1HG1 1BW: also in HG1 1HG1 1BX: also in HG1 1HG1 1BY: also in HG1 1HG1 1DA: also in HG1 1HG1 1DB: also in HG1 1HG1 1DD: also in HG1 1HG1 1DH: also in HG1 1HG1 1DJ: also in HG1 1HG1 1DL: also in HG1 1HG1 1DP: also in HG1 1HG1 1DQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1DU: also in HG1 1HG1 1DW: also in HG1 1HG1 1DX: also in HG1 1HG1 1DY: also in HG1 1HG1 1ED: also in HG1 1HG1 1EG: also in HG1 1HG1 1EL: also in HG1 1HG1 1EP: also in HG1 1HG1 1EQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1ER: also in HG1 1HG1 1EY: also in HG1 1HG1 1HB: also in HG1 1HG1 1HD: also in HG1 1HG1 1HE: also in HG1 1HG1 1HF: also in HG1 1HG1 1HH: also in HG1 1HG1 1HP: also in HG1 1HG1 1HQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1HR: also in HG1 1HG1 1HS: also in HG1 1HG1 1HT: also in HG1 1HG1 1HW: also in HG1 1HG1 1HX: also in HG1 1HG1 1HY: also in HG1 1HG1 1HZ: also in HG1 1HG1 1JA: also in HG1 1HG1 1JD: also in HG1 1HG1 1JE: also in HG1 1HG1 1JG: also in HG1 1HG1 1JL: also in HG1 1HG1 1JT: also in HG1 1HG1 1JX: also in HG1 1HG1 1JZ: also in HG1 1HG1 1LA: also in HG1 1HG1 1LB: also in HG1 1HG1 1LE: also in HG1 1HG1 1LL: also in HG1 1HG1 1LT: also in HG1 1HG1 1LX: also in HG1 1HG1 1ND: also in HG1 1HG1 1NG: also in HG1 1HG1 1NH: also in HG1 1HG1 1NJ: also in HG1 1HG1 1NS: also in HG1 1HG1 1PB: also in HG1 1HG1 1PE: also in HG1 1HG1 1PH: also in HG1 1HG1 1PN: also in HG1 1HG1 1PP: also in HG1 1HG1 1PQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1PU: also in HG1 1HG1 1PW: also in HG1 1HG1 1PY: also in HG1 1HG1 1QA: also in HG1 1HG1 1QE: also in HG1 1HG1 1QF: also in HG1 1HG1 1QH: also in HG1 1HG1 1QJ: also in HG1 1HG1 1QQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1QS: also in HG1 1HG1 1QX: also in HG1 1HG1 1QY: also in HG1 1HG1 1RD: also in HG1 1HG1 1RF: also in HG1 1HG1 1RH: also in HG1 1HG1 1RN: also in HG1 1HG1 1RP: also in HG1 1HG1 1RQ: also in HG1 1HG1 1RU: also in HG1 1HG1 1RW: also in HG1 1HG1 1RX: also in HG1 1HG1 1SG: also in HG1 1HG1 1SP: also in HG1 1HG1 1SS: also in HG1 1HG1 1ST: also in HG1 1HG1 1SY: also in HG1 1HG1 1TB: also in HG1 1HG1 1TD: also in HG1 1HG1 1TE: also in HG1 1HG1 1TT: also in HG1 1HG1 1TX: also in HG1 1HG1 1TY: also in HG1 1HG1 1UB: also in HG1 1HG1 1UE: also in HG1 1HG1 1UF: also in HG1 1HG1 1US: also in HG1 1 2 GP practices, 800 mDuchy College 850 mHornbeam Park station 1.6 kmHarrogate HG1 1QU Map of HG1 1QU and what is near it Map of HG1 1QU: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the HG1 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 25 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Duchy College 850 mValley Gardens & Central Harrogate HG1 1QU
  • HG1 1QU
  • Other postcodes in HG1 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 25 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.9922, longitude -1.5396)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HG1 1QU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HG1 1QU?

Every home and business at HG1 1QU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HG1 1QU 100% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HG1 1QU 100% North Yorkshire 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at HG1 1QU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HG1 1QU.

Check the bin days for HG1 1QU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HG1 1QU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HG1 1QU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HG1 1QU: 10,517 properties in North Yorkshire are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for North Yorkshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HG1 1QU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HG1 1QU?

Homes in HG1 1 sold for a typical £138,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6 sales, down 57.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£138,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 57.5% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

Across the whole HG1 district: a typical £269,250 from 554 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in HG1 1QU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HG1 1QU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HG1 1QU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around HG1 1QU. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (64%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HG1 1QU

Band D in North Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,544. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,696 (band A) to £4,241 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,696.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (43%)£1,696
Band Babout 360 (31%)£1,979
Band Cabout 110 (9%)£2,262
Band Dabout 70 (6%)£2,544
Band Eabout 80 (7%)£3,110
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,675
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 64% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for North Yorkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HG1 1QU is in (ONS area E01027678), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest open schools to HG1 1QU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HG1 1QU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to HG1 1QU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HG1 1QU is Harrogate Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Harrogate Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Hornbeam Park Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

25 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest War Memorial, 173 m away.

More stations near HG1 1QU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HG1 1QU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HG1 1QU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of HG1 1QU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest to the centre of HG1 1QU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HG1 1QU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HG1 1QU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HG1 1QU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HG1 1QU?

The nearest vets to the centre of HG1 1QU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HG1 1QU in a conservation area?

The centre of HG1 1QU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HG1 1QU?

Police.uk records 338 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HG1 1QU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting97 reports
Violence and sexual offences86 reports
Anti-social behaviour72 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Public order13 reports
Other theft11 reports

Also: vehicle crime 10, drugs 6, possession of weapons 5, burglary 4, robbery 4, other crime 4, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for HG1 1QU

Ward
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
Parish
Harrogate
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Harrogate
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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HG1 1NG30 mHG1 1RF30 mHG1 1NH30 mHG1 1QX30 mHG1 1RD40 mHG1 1AJ40 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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