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HG2 7BU

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harrogate
Ward
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG2 7SQ 67 m
HG2 7SG 100 m
HG2 8NJ 139 m
HG2 8NL 141 m
HG2 7AS 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7
Latitude
53.989921
Longitude
-1.513079
British National Grid easting
432,024
British National Grid northing
454,983

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · E05014324
Parish or community
E04013500
Westminster constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough · E14001269
Output area
E00140866
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017A · E01027660
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 017 · E02005777

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Property

At this postcode

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71 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Matcham Grange, 42, 11, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 7BU 19 March 2026 £278,000
Matcham Grange, 42, 13, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 7BU 31 October 2025 £280,000
Matcham Grange, 42, 19, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 7BU 25 July 2025 £394,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Willow Tree Community Primary School

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    191 m

  2. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

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    724 m

  3. St Aidan's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,661
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 654
  • Anti social behaviour 276
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 103

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    315 m

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    1.3 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    1.3 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    1.8 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    2.3 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    3.8 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    3.9 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Nicholas Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • St Nicholas Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Wayside Avenue Jct Wayside Cres

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Wedderburn Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Wedderburn Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,835 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £284,999 from 71 recorded sales in HG2 7BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Willow Tree Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,661 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 654 events.

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