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HG2 8LB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG2 8JY 75 m
HG2 8NE 81 m
HG2 8LE 123 m
HG2 8JX 133 m
HG2 8PS 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 8LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 8
Latitude
53.986856
Longitude
-1.519642
British National Grid easting
431,596
British National Grid northing
454,639

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
E00140863
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017C · E01027662
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 017 · E02005777

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, St Helens Road, Harrogate, HG2 8LB 9 December 2025 £520,000
25, St Helens Road, Harrogate, HG2 8LB 18 March 2025 £390,000
10, St Helens Road, Harrogate, HG2 8LB 10 March 2025 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

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    330 m

  2. St Aidan's Church of England High School

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    371 m

  3. Willow Tree Community Primary School

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    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,005
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 669
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Other theft 135
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

48 female, 41 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
3.0
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 1.1% 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
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

    545 m

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    1.2 km

  • 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

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    2.4 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    4.3 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    4.4 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    4.5 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 Helens Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Yewdale Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Arncliffe Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • Arncliffe Rd

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles

  • St Aidans School

    BCT · Harrogate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017C, 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

33,728 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
10
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 £507,500 from 14 recorded sales in HG2 8LB. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John Fisher Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,005 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 669 events.

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