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Affluence in HG3 2YN

How HG3 2YN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Saltergate
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,858 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HG3 2YN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HG3 2YN area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Employment6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£51,008
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
45%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.6% of adults in the HG3 2YN area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16.4% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

HG3 2YNEngland
Employee, full-time42%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.6%11.9%
Self-employed9.1%9.5%
Unemployed2%2.9%
Full-time student5.4%7.9%
Retired16.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3%4.1%
Other2.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

33.4% of adults in the HG3 2YN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

HG3 2YNEngland
Higher managerial & professional12.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%19.9%
Intermediate11.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%5.3%
Semi-routine15%11.3%
Routine13.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%8.5%
Full-time students5.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

30.3% of adults in the HG3 2YN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 12.5% have no qualifications.

HG3 2YNEngland
Degree level or above30.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent20.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications12.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HG3 2YN (Saltergate) (about 1,858 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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