HG4 3EJ North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Masham & Fountains. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Middycar Bank, North Yorkshire: 6 addresses
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 (23% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
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 addresses are about 166 m above sea level.
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 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Starbeck 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sawley Arms | 90 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ripon Spa Surgery | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ripon Dental Centre | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sawley Green 5,260 m² | 180 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,820 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hog Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hog Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Butterton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Japanese Garden at Grantley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bank Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Low Green Bank Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Spa Gill | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Skell Bank Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Coney Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| The Dale | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 6 |
5 of the postcode's 6 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Middycar Bank.