HG2 8AY

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG2 8AQ 104 m
HG2 8AZ 107 m
HG2 8BQ 129 m
HG2 8JL 129 m
HG2 8BA 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 8AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 8
Latitude
53.980481
Longitude
-1.535162
British National Grid easting
430,583
British National Grid northing
453,923

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
E00141225
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 019E · E01027732
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 019 · E02005779

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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90 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St. Marks Court, 12a, Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8AY 30 June 2026 £190,000
St. Marks Court, 7, Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8AY 13 April 2026 £225,000
15, Flat 7, Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8AY 29 August 2025 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Oatlands Infant School

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    329 m
  2. Oatlands Community Junior School

    Academy converter

    717 m
  3. Harrogate Grammar School

    Academy converter

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 520
  • Shoplifting 302
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Other theft 115
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

42 female, 39 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
1.9
HG2 8 residents
8,250

Age bands in HG2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,518 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,674 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,564 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,978 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HG2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
41.7%
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

6

within 5 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    0 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    1.7 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    1.7 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    1.8 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    2.8 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 Mark's Church

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.0 miles
  • St Mark's Church

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton Road

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton Road

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Rd Bottom

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 019E, 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

31,989 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
12
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
11
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 £225,000 from 17 recorded sales in HG2 8AY. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oatlands Infant School is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 520 events.

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