Housing in HG3 5LY
What the homes in HG3 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,042 (2024)
HG3 5LYHarrogate
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.2%). Flats make up 12.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.1% of households in the HG3 5LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 43.5% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented17.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.1%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Yorkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Yorkshire (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HG3 5LY (Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley) (about 1,042 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.