Affluence in HG5 8PT
How HG5 8PT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Knaresborough South & Follifoot
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
HG5 8PTKnaresborough
How well off HG5 8PT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HG5 8PT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment2.0
- Income9.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Employment10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
52.1% of adults in the HG5 8PT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 34.7% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
46.2% of adults in the HG5 8PT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
46.1% of adults in the HG5 8PT area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HG5 8PT (Knaresborough South & Follifoot) (about 1,261 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.