HG2 8QZ

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 8NZ 207 m
HG3 1DE 225 m
HG2 7AE 259 m
HG2 7AQ 313 m
HG2 7AF 345 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG2 8QZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG2
Postcode sector
HG2 8
Latitude
53.984851
Longitude
-1.499612
British National Grid easting
432,911
British National Grid northing
454,425

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
E00140870
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 017A · E01027660
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 017 · E02005777

Postcode source versions

Explore HG2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sainsbury's Supermarket, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 8QZ 17 July 2019 £500,000
J Sainsbury Plc, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 8QZ 26 February 2019 £500,000
J Sainsbury Plc, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG2 8QZ 10 March 2015 £384,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Willow Tree Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    901 m
  2. Hookstone Chase Primary School

    Academy converter

    943 m
  3. St John Fisher Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
928
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 60

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.

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

    1.4 km

  • STRAYSIDE HEALTH

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

    ODS code B82016

    2.4 km

  • THE SPA SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82027

    2.4 km

  • THE LEEDS ROAD PRACTICE

    49-51 LEEDS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG2 8AY

    ODS code B82012

    2.4 km

  • MOSS HEALTHCARE HARROGATE

    28 KINGS ROAD, HARROGATE, HG1 5JP

    ODS code B82013

    3.0 km

  • CHURCH AVENUE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82059

    3.3 km

  • EASTGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    31B YORK PLACE, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0AD

    ODS code B82060

    3.4 km

  • BEECH HOUSE SURGERY

    1 ASH TREE ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0UB

    ODS code B82069

    3.6 km

  • STOCKWELL ROAD SURGERY

    21 STOCKWELL ROAD, KNARESBOROUGH, HG5 0JY

    ODS code B82067

    3.7 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

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles
  • Stonefall Cemetery

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Stonefall Cemetery

    BCT · Crimple

    0.2 miles
  • Eleanor Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 017A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,835 of 33,755

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

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. Willow Tree Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 901 m.

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

Recorded crime

928 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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