HG3 2JA

Washburn & Birstwith · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harrogate
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
HG3
Postcode sector
HG3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HG3 2HZ 3 m
HG3 2JD 130 m
HG3 2JE 417 m
HG3 2JW 632 m
HG3 2JF 647 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HG3 2JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2018
Postcode area
HG
Postcode district
HG3
Postcode sector
HG3 2
Latitude
54.025701
Longitude
-1.628979
British National Grid easting
424,404
British National Grid northing
458,918

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007313
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140976
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 018A · E01027682
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 018 · E02005778

Postcode source versions

Explore HG3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Arundale, Hirst Lane, High Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2JA 12 February 2010 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
0
  1. Birstwith Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    682 m
  2. Belmont Grosvenor School

    Other independent school

    988 m
  3. Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HG3 2 residents
13,668

Age bands in HG3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,320 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

2,238 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

3,123 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,417 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

2,312 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.

Nearby transport

  • Elton Bank Top

    BCT · Clapham Green

    0.2 miles
  • Elton Bank Top

    BCT · Clapham Green

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Birstwith

    0.4 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Birstwith

    0.4 miles
  • Broomfield

    BCT · Birstwith

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 018A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,605 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Birstwith Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 682 m.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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