HG3 4ER North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- School Lane, Dacre Banks: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dacre Banks: 6 addresses
- B6451, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Hill Top View, Dacre Banks: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Nidd Valley Saw Mills, Dacre Banks: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- New York Mill, Summerbridge: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 123 m and 166 m above sea level (137 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harrogate 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Hornbeam Park 458,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Starbeck 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Lane Dacre Banks | 270 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Nidderdale Group Practice | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pateley Bridge Pharmacy | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harrogate Dental Centre | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire And The Humber | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Community Bank | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Stocks Green 1.1 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock with at least three cup marks and a basin 100m south of Eastwood Farm, Dacre Banks, a scheduled monument, 900 m (0.6 miles) west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock with at least three cup marks and a basin 100m south of Eastwood Farm, Dacre Banks | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock known as the Fertility Stone in wall 110m north of Eastwoods Farm, Dacre Banks | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Bedrock with cup, ring and possible groove marks 45m south west of Eastwoods Farm, Dacre Banks | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hag Pits | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Gill Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Hackler's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Haxby Hippings | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Fringill | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 22 |
4 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on School Lane.