Housing in HG5 8HS
What the homes in HG5 8HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Knaresborough South & Follifoot
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
HG5 8HSKnaresborough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (66.9%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
93.8% of households in the HG5 8HS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 59.7% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented5.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 24.2% 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 HG5 8HS (Knaresborough South & Follifoot) (about 1,413 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.