HG5 8LT
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Property report — HG5 8LT
Open-data due diligence for HG5 8LT and the area around it.
HG5 8LT in brief: 22 recorded sales (£59,995–£1,015,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for HG5 8LT 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
None modelled
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | £879,950 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-30 | £1,015,000 | THE VINERIES FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2022-08-01 | £875,000 | ELDER-HOLME FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-21 | £675,000 | OLD FIELDHURST FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-06-29 | £810,000 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-10 | £780,000 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-20 | £520,000 | ARLINGTON COTTAGE FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-02-25 | £771,500 | BOLTON HOUSE FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-12-04 | £775,000 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-10 | £630,000 | CLUAIN MEALA FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-11-19 | £600,000 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-09-08 | £545,000 | ARLINGTON COTTAGE FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-07-19 | £895,000 | BOLTON HOUSE FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-05-22 | £440,000 | ELDER-HOLME FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-22 | £440,000 | ELDER-HOLME FOREST MOOR ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-16 | £526,000 | CLUAIN MEALA FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-09-30 | £499,950 | BRAMLEY FALL FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-09-12 | £425,000 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-08-14 | £270,000 | BOLTON HOUSE FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-07-26 | £181,000 | OLD FIELDHURST FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-10-18 | £59,995 | FOREST BARN FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-01-06 | £150,000 | BRAMLEY FALL FOREST MOOR ROAD | Detached |
22 recorded sales on HG5 8LT. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Starbeck Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| King James's School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
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 (1.2 mi) · BEECH HOUSE SURGERY (1.3 mi) · KINGSWOOD SURGERY (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RIPON COMM HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · NHS NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 197 AND 199, HOOKSTONE CHASE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · SPA MEWS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · SPA MEWS FOUNTAIN (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KNARESBOROUGH ROAD-PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (1.1 mi) · PR NAYLOR CHEMIST LIMITED (1.2 mi) · BOOTS (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Starbeck (0.8 mi) · Knaresborough (1.1 mi) · Hornbeam Park (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (0.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 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
No modelled flood risk is recorded for HG5 8LT in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 8LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £415,050 | £534,453 | £580,154 |
| 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 | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 90% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 94% | 100% |
— = 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.