HG Postcode Area for the Harrogate Region

The HG area code stands for the letters h and g in HaRrogate.

A wide range of spatial data has been analysed to present this overview. If you would like anything added, please contact us.

This section of the site is all about the HG Postcode area, also known as the Harrogate Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as HG1.

Detailed map of HG Harrogate Postcode Area — Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the HG Area

Map of the HG Harrogate Postcode Area

Explore the postcode area by using our interactive map.

Quick Facts about the HG Postcode

HG Area Statistics
Width from East to West	26.83 mi
Height from North to South	26.32 mi
Area of HG	365.03 mi²
Maximum Width	29.43 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area	105.70 mi
Number of Postcode Districts	5
Number of Postcode Sectors	25
Number of Post Towns	3
Number of Postcodes	4,453

The HG postcode area represents a group of 5 postal districts in the Harrogate area of the United Kingdom. The area has a population of 138,343 and covers an area of 945,431 hectares. Fun fact: 0.21% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: North Yorkshire (100.00%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

HARROGATE

HG1 North Yorkshire HG2 North Yorkshire HG3 North Yorkshire

RIPON

HG4 North Yorkshire

KNARESBOROUGH

HG5 North Yorkshire

Where is the HG Postcode Area?

The HG Harrogate Postcode is in the Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: BD - Bradford, YO - York, DL - Darlington and LS - Leeds, and is located inland.

Map Showing Location of the postcode area — Where is the postcode area?

A word cloud for the postcode area — A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is HG3 and the most urban is HG2.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District	Total Area (m²)	Footprint Area (m²)	Built Percentage %
HG3	472,521,951	2,995,690	0.63%
HG4	368,983,328	2,582,402	0.70%
HG5	78,346,394	1,346,350	1.72%
HG1	12,782,427	1,511,092	11.82%
HG2	12,799,159	1,614,745	12.62%
Total	945,433,259 (m²)	10,050,279 (m²)	1.06%

A map showing the boundary of HG in relation to other areas

There are 4 towns within the Harrogate postcode area.

Area of the HG postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	945,431²
Miles	3,650²
Feet	101,765,247,409²
Kilometres	9,454²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

Harrogate Delivery Office
Knaresborough Delivery Office
Pateley Bridge Scale Payment Delivery Office
Ripon Delivery Office
Summerbridge Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

We found 6 visitor attractions within the Harrogate postcode area

Washburn Heritage Centre
Visitor Centres
Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Fountains Abbey
Historic Properties
Other Historic Property
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Gardens
Garden
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Markenfield Hall
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Ripon Cathedral
Places of Worship
Place of Worship (still in use)
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Allerton Castle
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Nearby Postcodes

Councils within the HG Area

Harrogate District (B) (4386 postcodes)

Hambleton District (51 postcodes)

Richmondshire District (15 postcodes)

Craven District (1 postcodes)