HG3 5AA postcode in North Yorkshire, England
HG3 5AA is a postcode in North Yorkshire, in the Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ward. It is in the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where HG3 5AA is, and what is near it
- HG3 5AA
- Other postcodes in HG3 5: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 GP practice
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 54.0983, longitude -1.7798)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after HG3 5AA?
- North YorkshireCouncil, for all local services North Yorkshire: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around HG3 5AA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- North YorkshirePolice force area
- Skipton and RiponParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Julian Smith (Conservative). How to contact Sir Julian Smith
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at HG3 5AA?
None of the homes and businesses at HG3 5AA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at HG3 5AA?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HG3 5AA.
Check the bin days for HG3 5AA on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is HG3 5AA 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 HG3 5AA.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across North Yorkshire
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HG3 5AA: 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 surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of HG3 5AA 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in HG3 5AA
HM Land Registry records one standard sale in HG3 5AA, in 2007. That is too few to give a price.
- 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, one sale
- 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
The latest sales
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HG3 5AA from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at HG3 5AA?
At the 2021 Census, 9 people (5 female, 4 male) lived at HG3 5AA, in 5 households.
| Census 2021 | HG3 5AA | HG3 5 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 9 | 3,324 |
| Households | 5 | 1,497 |
| People per household | 1.8 | 2.2 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The HG3 5 sector is its 197 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at HG3 5AA use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for HG3 5AA. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the HG3 district, the median electricity meter used 2,893 kWh and the median gas meter used 11,386 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is HG3 5AA in a conservation area?
The centre of HG3 5AA 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.
Near here
Which schools are near HG3 5AA?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to HG3 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to HG3 5AA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of HG3 5AA is Ben Rhydding Rail Station, 19.2 km away in a straight line.
- Ben Rhydding Rail Station Railway station 19.2 kmDrive
- Ilkley Rail Station Railway station 19.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near HG3 5AA, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near HG3 5AA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of HG3 5AA, 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.
- Nidderdale Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01423 711369 1.8 kmCycle
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near HG3 5AA?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of HG3 5AA on the map as of 23 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 MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Near here
Which dentists are near HG3 5AA?
The nearest to the centre of HG3 5AA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Pateley Bridge Dental Practice 1.1 kmWalk
- Dacre Banks Dental Practice Phone 01423 780801 7.1 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
Near here
Which hospitals are nearest to HG3 5AA?
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.
- Ripon and District Community Hospital 17.0 kmDrive
- The Duchy Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01423 567136 19.5 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which pharmacies are near HG3 5AA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HG3 5AA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Pateley Bridge Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01423 711329 1.9 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
Near here
Which vets are near HG3 5AA?
The nearest vets to the centre of HG3 5AA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Bishopton Veterinary Group 2.0 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the HG3 5 sector
What do homes sell for near HG3 5AA?
Homes in HG3 5 sold for a typical £264,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 43 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £315,000 from 54 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £430,000 17 sales
- Semi-detached £250,000 5 sales
- Terraced £217,500 18 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole HG3 district: a typical £375,000 from 382 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near HG3 5AA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around HG3 5AA. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £5,089 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,262.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 40 (5%) | £1,696 |
| Band B | about 110 (14%) | £1,979 |
| Band C | about 180 (22%) | £2,262 |
| Band D | about 140 (17%) | £2,544 |
| Band E | about 140 (17%) | £3,110 |
| Band F | about 110 (14%) | £3,675 |
| Band G | about 80 (10%) | £4,241 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £5,089 |
When the homes were built
- 57% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 10% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 2020 or later
Averages for North Yorkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HG3 5AA is in (ONS area E01027701), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near HG3 5AA?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HG3 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for HG3 5AA
- Ward
- Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale
- Parish
- Stonebeck Down
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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