HG5 8HY
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Property report — HG5 8HY
Open-data due diligence for HG5 8HY and the area around it.
HG5 8HY in brief: 54 recorded sales (£23,000–£1,250,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for HG5 8HY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the HG5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£534,453
Population
14,206
Crimes recorded
13
Schools
3
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in HG5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (21 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | £750,000 | 6 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-12-08 | £530,000 | 14 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-16 | £875,000 | 22 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-01 | £625,000 | 41B ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-08-14 | £512,500 | DUCK DOWN COTTAGE, 16 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-08 | £1,050,000 | KINGFISHER COTTAGE, 24 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2023-06-02 | £317,500 | 3 ABBEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 2023-01-10 | £950,000 | NETHERLANDS ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-04-25 | £710,950 | 1 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-06-29 | £25,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Other |
| 2021-06-29 | £1,250,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-04-26 | £505,000 | 43 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-04-09 | £275,000 | 33 ABBEY ROAD | Other |
| 2020-12-17 | £23,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Other |
| 2020-02-06 | £474,500 | 39A ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2019-10-30 | £935,000 | KINGFISHER COTTAGE, 24 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2019-03-01 | £486,250 | DUCK DOWN COTTAGE, 16 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-29 | £850,000 | 24B ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2016-03-30 | £785,000 | 41C ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-11-26 | £773,000 | 24A ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-10-17 | £650,000 | WHITECROFT, 24 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-07-24 | £765,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-06-06 | £330,000 | 41A ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-10-07 | £193,500 | 1 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-06-29 | £750,000 | 24B ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-02-27 | £465,000 | 41C ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-02-01 | £700,000 | 24A ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-08-23 | £559,000 | 43 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-05-01 | £560,000 | 6 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-04-16 | £246,000 | 39 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-31 | £400,000 | MOUSEHOLE ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-05-26 | £445,000 | NETHERLANDS ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-05-27 | £300,000 | 16 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-02 | £350,000 | 41C ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2004-06-18 | £299,950 | 14 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-19 | £375,000 | 43 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-12-23 | £350,000 | 24A ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-09-16 | £305,000 | SLEIGHTS COTTAGE ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-07-07 | £495,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-09-20 | £394,000 | 24 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-08-21 | £421,000 | 22 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-21 | £375,000 | 24B ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-12-12 | £235,000 | SLEIGHTS COTTAGE ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £200,000 | 16 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-01 | £150,000 | 41B ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-07-23 | £230,000 | 20 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-05-05 | £150,000 | HAZELWOOD ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-10-02 | £240,000 | 22 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-20 | £172,000 | 41C ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-10-02 | £220,000 | 18 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-07-26 | £150,000 | MOUSEHOLE ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-07-19 | £38,000 | 39 ABBEY ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-17 | £37,500 | 3 ABBEY ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-04-28 | £125,000 | 41 ABBEY ROAD | Detached |
54 recorded sales on HG5 8HY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| King James's School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Aspin Park Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Meadowside Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP (0.4 mi) · BEECH HOUSE SURGERY (0.6 mi) · STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RIPON COMM HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · NHS NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF THE CRAG (Grade I) (0.1 mi) · FORT MONTAGUE WITH ATTACHED WALL TO WEST (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MOTHER SHIPTON INN (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KNARESBOROUGH PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (0.5 mi) · PR NAYLOR CHEMIST LIMITED (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Knaresborough (0.6 mi) · Starbeck (1.5 mi) · Hornbeam Park (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · M&S Foodhall (0.9 mi) · Aldi (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 6,424
Owned 75% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for HG5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in HG5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 15/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictHG5 | SectorHG5 8 | PostcodeHG5 8HY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £415,050 | £534,453 | £451,456 |
| Population | 27,469 | 14,206 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 95 | 13 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 90% | 62% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 94% | 90% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (HG5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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