Affluence in HG5 0BD
How HG5 0BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Knaresborough Central
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
HG5 0BDKnaresborough
How well off HG5 0BD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HG5 0BD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Income6.0
- Crime6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.4% of adults in the HG5 0BD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.1% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.7% of adults in the HG5 0BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.5% of adults in the HG5 0BD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HG5 0BD (Knaresborough Central) (about 1,546 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.