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Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate

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The south west of the North Yorkshire. About 8,671 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,349
3,225th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.1%
1,301st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Valley Gardens & Central HarrogateMiddle
Population89 wards, North Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 4,367 to 10,089. The middle area is 6,792. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate is 8,349.
8,349joint 9th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage89 wards, North Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 27.5% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.0%. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate is 91.5%.
91.5%joint 39th highest
Claimant rate89 wards, North Yorkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 0.8% to 6.5%. The middle area is 1.7%. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate is 2.8%.
2.8%13th highest
Aged 15 to 6489 wards, North Yorkshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in North Yorkshire89 areas from 50.4% to 68.6%. The middle area is 59.3%. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate is 67.1%.
67.1%5th highest

Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate alone. See North Yorkshire

Average house price
£270,463
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,783
116th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate in brief

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate had 8,349 usual residents at the census.

In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.1% of residents in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate were aged 15 to 64 at the census.