HG5 8BA postcode in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
HG5 8BA is a postcode in Knaresborough, in the Knaresborough West 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 January 1980.
Where HG5 8BA is, and what is near it
- HG5 8BA
- Other postcodes in HG5 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- 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 54.0064, longitude -1.4673)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after HG5 8BA?
- 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 HG5 8BA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- North YorkshirePolice force area
- Harrogate and KnaresboroughParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat). How to contact Tom Gordon
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 HG5 8BA?
Every home and business at HG5 8BA can get gigabit broadband 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 HG5 8BA?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HG5 8BA.
Check the bin days for HG5 8BA 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 HG5 8BA 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 HG5 8BA.
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 HG5 8BA: 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 HG5 8BA 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 HG5 8BA
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales in HG5 8BA since 2001, the first on record at this postcode. No five-year span had enough sales to give a price.
- 2000 to 2004, too few sales to price, 2 sales
- 2005 to 2009, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 0 sales
- 2015 to 2019, too few sales to price, one sale
- 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, one sale
- 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
The latest sales
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HG5 8BA 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 HG5 8BA?
At the 2021 Census, 3 people (2 female, 1 male) lived at HG5 8BA, in 2 households.
| Census 2021 | HG5 8BA | HG5 8 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3 | 4,969 |
| Households | 2 | 2,266 |
| People per household | 1.5 | 2.2 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The HG5 8 sector is its 156 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at HG5 8BA use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for HG5 8BA. 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 HG5 district, the median electricity meter used 2,578 kWh and the median gas meter used 10,911 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 HG5 8BA in a conservation area?
The centre of HG5 8BA 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 HG5 8BA?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to HG5 8BA, 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 HG5 8BA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of HG5 8BA is Knaresborough Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.
- Knaresborough Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
- Starbeck Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fisher Street, 106 m away.
More stations near HG5 8BA, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near HG5 8BA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of HG5 8BA, 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.
- Eastgate Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01423 788300 300 mWalk
- Beech House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01423 542562 500 mWalk
- Stockwell Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01423 867433 600 mWalk
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 HG5 8BA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of HG5 8BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · 10 chargers 100 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near HG5 8BA?
The nearest to the centre of HG5 8BA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Castle Dental Practice Phone 01423 865149 50 mWalk
- Mydentist - Castle Yard - Knaresborough Phone 01423 862506 100 mWalk
- Knaresborough Dental Centre Phone 07795 342550 200 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to HG5 8BA?
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.
- Harrogate District Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01423 885959 3.6 kmCycle
- Lascelles Unit Phone 01423 544275 3.7 kmCycle
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 care homes are near HG5 8BA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of HG5 8BA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- The Manor House Knaresborough Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01423 797555 600 mWalk
- 1 The Avenue Knaresborough Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old 900 mWalk
- St Anne's Community Services - Boroughbridge Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 01423 869343 1.2 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near HG5 8BA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HG5 8BA, 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.
- Boots, 22-28 Market Place Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 01423 863171 200 mWalk
- Pr Naylor Chemist Limited Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01423 862117 200 mWalk
- Knaresborough Pharmacy Plus Health Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01423 865308 200 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near HG5 8BA?
The nearest vets to the centre of HG5 8BA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Forest House Veterinary Surgery 350 mWalk
- Your Family Vets Phone +44 1423 900770 1.3 kmCycle
- Vets4Pets 2.4 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 HG5 8 sector
What do homes sell for near HG5 8BA?
Homes in HG5 8 sold for a typical £410,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 65 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £366,500 from 84 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £457,500 23 sales
- Semi-detached £410,000 17 sales
- Terraced £263,503 14 sales
- Flat or maisonette £394,950 11 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole HG5 district: a typical £366,475 from 242 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 HG5 8BA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around HG5 8BA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). 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 £4,241 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,696.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 280 (28%) | £1,696 |
| Band B | about 240 (24%) | £1,979 |
| Band C | about 150 (15%) | £2,262 |
| Band D | about 140 (14%) | £2,544 |
| Band E | about 70 (7%) | £3,110 |
| Band F | about 90 (9%) | £3,675 |
| Band G | about 40 (4%) | £4,241 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,089 |
When the homes were built
- 43% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 8% 1919 to 1939
- 6% 1945 to 1964
- 15% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 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 HG5 8BA is in (ONS area E01027673), 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 HG5 8BA?
Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HG5 8BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: possession of weapons 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.
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 HG5 8BA
- Ward
- Knaresborough West
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Knaresborough
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to 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
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