HG5 0QY North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boroughbridge & Claro. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Great North Road, Arkendale: 3 addresses
- Great North Road, Arkendale: 3 addresses
- Marton Lane, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- A168, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
House prices and rents in North Yorkshire
A typical home in North Yorkshire cost £270,080 in August 2026, 1.7% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £431,122 |
| Semi-detached | £269,527 |
| Terraced | £219,836 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,783 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £218,075 |
Private renters in North Yorkshire paid £852 a month on average in September 2026, 2.3% more than a year before. That is 24% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £595 |
| Two bedrooms | £771 |
| Three bedrooms | £945 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,361 |
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 G (22% 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: 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the postcode.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) North Yorkshire NY/2011/0328/ENV | Anaerobic digestion | 1.1 MW | Operational Mar 2018 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allerton Waste Recovery Park (EfW) North Yorkshire NY/2011/0328/ENV | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 27 MW | Operational Mar 2018 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 57 m and 67 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 33% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 27.3 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church Lane Surgery Good Aug 2026 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boroughbridge Pharmacy | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Boroughbridge Dental Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon Comm Hospital | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Heath Lodge Community Haven Good Oct 2020 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Harrogate Police Station | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the postcode's centre.
Ofsted also registers 205 childminders and 32 home childcarers (nannies) in North Yorkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barnkiln Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| The Carr | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Hollins Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Limebar Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Mar | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| The Dale | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2025 10:28 | Slight | 1 person | A168, 60 mph | Wet road |
| 29 Mar 2022 15:20 | Slight | 1 person | A168, 60 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A1(M) between 47 /A59 New Road and 48, with 85,818 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 250 m from the postcode.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A168 | A168 spur to A6055 | 4,184 estimated; counted 2023 | 6% | +25% since 2015 | 180 m |
| A1(M) | 47 /A59 New Road to 48 | 85,818 counted 2025 | 17% | +11% since 2015 | 250 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Unnamed street near Great North Road.