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HG2 8QX

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 8QA 1 m
HG2 8QJ 133 m
HG2 8QR 146 m
HG2 8QS 182 m
HG2 8PX 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 8QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 8
Latitude
53.982702
Longitude
-1.526156
British National Grid easting
431,172
British National Grid northing
454,174

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
37
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. St Aidan's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    489 m

  2. Oatlands Infant School

    Academy converter

    524 m

  3. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,520
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 515
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Other theft 98
  • Public order 95

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    640 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    14 WETHERBY ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 7SA

    ODS code B82014

    1.1 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    1.5 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    1.5 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

    2.7 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hornbeam Cres

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles

  • Hornbeam Crescent

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.1 miles

  • Hornbeam Park Rail Station

    RSE · Oatlands

    0.2 miles

  • Hornbeam Square

    BCT · Oatlands

    0.2 miles

  • Harrogate College

    BCT · Oatlands

    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

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Aidan's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 489 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,520 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 515 events.

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