HG3 5JL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- B6265, North Yorkshire: 852 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Dry Gill: 187 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Keld Houses: 136 addresses
- Greenhow Hill, Greenhow: 100 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, High Skyreholme: 59 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Keld Houses: 48 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Dry Gill: 47 addresses
- Redlish Road Or Blake Gate, North Yorkshire: 44 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Keld Houses: 18 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Keld Houses: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Dry Gill: 6 addresses
- New Road, North Yorkshire: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Heathfield: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6265, Keld Houses: 1 address
- Grimwith Road, North Yorkshire: 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 (21% of about 760 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 1,514 addresses are between 263 m and 427 m above sea level (372 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 16 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stump Cross Caverns | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Nidderdale Group Practice | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pateley Bridge Pharmacy | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 790 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock with at least five cup marks on low ridge north of track on High Green, 220m ESE of Nussey Green Lathe, Skyreholme, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock with at least five cup marks on low ridge north of track on High Green, 220m ESE of Nussey Green Lathe, Skyreholme | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Rock with at least 14 cup marks 26m north of track from New Dam to Black Hill Road at east end of group of carved rocks on High Green, Skyreholme | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Rock with 30 to 40 cup marks and some groove marks in the wall at the west side of Black Hill Road, 610m ESE of New Dam, Skyreholme | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | Hill | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Rabbit Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Blow Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Ruska Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Blea Gill | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
| Dobby Slack | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 48 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 70 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1,368 | 1,504 |
136 of the postcode's 1,504 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 5 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 B6265.