HG2 7BQ

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG3 1DH 69 m
HG3 1RW 91 m
HG3 1FA 217 m
HG3 1GP 241 m
HG2 7TH 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 7BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7
Latitude
53.985621
Longitude
-1.490437
British National Grid easting
433,512
British National Grid northing
454,515

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04013500
Output area
E00140868
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017B · E01027661
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 017 · E02005777

Postcode source versions

Explore HG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
6
  1. Hookstone Chase Primary School

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    706 m
  2. Willow Tree Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Springwater Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
551
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 205
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Shoplifting 64
  • Other theft 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HG2 7 residents
10,474

Age bands in HG2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,765 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,012 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,636 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,040 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

2,319 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    1.9 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

    MOWBRAY SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE, MYRTLE SQUARE, HARROGATE, HG1 5AR

    ODS code B82016

    2.8 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

    MOWBRAY SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE, MYRTLE SQUARE, HARROGATE, HG1 5AR

    ODS code B82027

    2.8 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    3.0 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    3.0 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    3.2 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    3.3 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, 54 CHURCH AVENUE, HARROGATE, HG1 4HG

    ODS code B82059

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Freemans Corner

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Stonefall Cemetery

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Stonefall Cemetery

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Crimple Lane

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,726 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hookstone Chase Primary School is the nearest published school at 706 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

551 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 205 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.