HG4 1NP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ripon Ure Bank & Spa. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Low Mill Estate, Fisher Green: 28 addresses
- Low Mill Mews, Ripon: 1 address
- Ripon Bypass, 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 B (29% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SKELL RAILWAY BRIDGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 95 Priest Lane, Ripon: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 25 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 7 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Jewson Limited, 27 Bondgate Green, Ripon: up to 9 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land adjacent to 63 Bondgate, Ripon: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Victoria Grove car park, Ripon: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- BR100 (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Finkle Street and Allhallowgate, 6-9 Finkle Street, 4-14A & 15-23 Allhallowgate, Ripon: up to 17 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Irelands Court, North Street, Ripon: up to 14 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 14 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 21 m and 22 m above sea level (22 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 | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Firs Avenue Ripon | 270 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marygate Car Park | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North House Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ripon | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Allhallows Park 3,480 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,270 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ailey Hill, a scheduled monument, 220 m north-west. 228 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ailey Hill | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-west |
| St Agnes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Remains of the medieval St Anne's Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Anne's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Thorpe Prebend House | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Ripon Minster Close | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-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 | 270 m north-west |
| Roman Riggs Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Allhallows Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hungry Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hall Garth Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| The Dale | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 30 |
19 of the postcode's 30 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Low Mill Estate.