HG4 1LL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Priest Lane, Ripon: 38 addresses
- Ailcey Road, Ripon: 1 address
- Lickley Street, Ripon: 1 address
- Residence Lane, Ripon: 1 address
- Saxon Road, Ripon: 1 address
- Stonebridgegate, Ripon: 1 address
- St Cuthberts Close, Ripon: 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 C (29% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- DEANS CROFT, grade II*
- 28 AND 29, ST MARYGATE, grade II
- 30, 31 AND 32, ST MARYGATE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 95 Priest Lane, Ripon: up to 5 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Victoria Grove car park, Ripon: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Finkle Street and Allhallowgate, 6-9 Finkle Street, 4-14A & 15-23 Allhallowgate, Ripon: up to 17 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Jewson Limited, 27 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 25 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 7 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- BR100 (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Irelands Court, North Street, Ripon: up to 14 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Auction Mart, Ripon: up to 32 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 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 44 addresses are between 25 m and 26 m above sea level (26 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 stations | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marks and Spencer Ripon | 200 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marygate Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripon Cathedral Car Park | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.6 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North House Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ripon | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Allhallows Park 3,480 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spa Park 9,510 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Deans Croft, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m west. 257 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deans Croft | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Ailey Hill | Scheduled monument | 220 m south |
| The Old Deanery | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| Ripon Minster Close | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-west |
| The Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Ripon Minster (Cathedral Church of St Peter and Wilfrid) | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-west |
| St Anne's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ailcey Hill | Hill | 160 m south-east |
| Allhallows Hill | Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Roman Riggs Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Coltsgate Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hall Garth Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| The Dale | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 44 |
25 of the postcode's 44 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Priest Lane.