HG2 7ED

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harrogate
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG2 7DJ 33 m
HG2 7DD 80 m
HG2 7DF 90 m
HG5 8LU 178 m
HG2 7DL 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 7ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 7
Latitude
53.993001
Longitude
-1.490652
British National Grid easting
433,492
British National Grid northing
455,336

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
E00140865
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017D · E01027663
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 017 · E02005777

Postcode source versions

Explore HG2

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
216, Forest Lane, Harrogate, HG2 7ED 15 February 2019 £400,000
216, Forest Lane, Harrogate, HG2 7ED 5 January 2011 £289,950
216, Forest Lane, Harrogate, HG2 7ED 15 January 2010 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Hookstone Chase Primary School

    Academy converter

    138 m
  2. Springwater Academy

    Academy special converter

    962 m
  3. Starbeck Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,037
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HG2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    1.7 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    2.4 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    2.6 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    2.6 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    2.6 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    2.6 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    3.2 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    3.3 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crossways

    BCT · Crossways

    0.0 miles
  • The Rowan Tree

    BCT · Crossways

    0.0 miles
  • Hookstone Park

    BCT · Crossways

    0.1 miles
  • Hookstone Park

    BCT · Crossways

    0.1 miles
  • Plompton Drive

    BCT · Crossways

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,594 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hookstone Chase Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,037 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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