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HG2 8PY

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8PX 63 m
HG2 8PZ 88 m
HG2 8QA 128 m
HG2 8JU 157 m
HG2 8HY 215 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 8PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 8
Latitude
53.983833
Longitude
-1.525716
British National Grid easting
431,200
British National Grid northing
454,300

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
E00141232
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017F · E01027733
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
36
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. St Aidan's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    361 m

  2. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    513 m

  3. Oatlands Infant School

    Academy converter

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,874
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 642
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Anti social behaviour 308
  • Other theft 130
  • Public order 117

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    723 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    1.0 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    1.4 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    1.4 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    1.7 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    2.6 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    4.9 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    4.9 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hornbeam Crescent

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles

  • Hornbeam Cres

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles

  • St Aidan's School

    BCT · Harrogate

    0.2 miles

  • St Aidans School

    BCT · Harrogate

    0.2 miles

  • St Aidan's Sch Grounds Dep

    BCT · Harrogate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017F, 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

33,625 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
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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Aidan's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,874 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 642 events.

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