# HG2 8QZ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

HG2 8QZ is a postcode in North Yorkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Yorkshire. Open the map at HG2 8QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [HG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg2) › [HG2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Harrogate 017A: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **Starbeck, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **No property in HG2 8QZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Harrogate 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HG2 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HG2 8QZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willow Tree Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-community-primary-school-e148997) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hookstone Chase Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hookstone-chase-primary-school-e143287) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-academy-e148855) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Aidan's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-high-school-e137139) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 59.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Springwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwater-academy-e151754) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Oatlands Community Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oatlands-community-junior-school-e142204) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Starbeck Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/starbeck-primary-academy-e146967) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| July 2026 | £322,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| June 2025 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| January 2024 | £763,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| February 2026 | £303,700 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| May 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| May 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: HOOKSTONE PARK (DENTAL SURGERY) (960 m); 2 HOOKSTONE PARK (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Harrogate (10 m, Sainsburys); Asda Wetherby Road Express Petrol (540 m, Asda); Morrisons Wedderburn Harrogate (990 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,463** (July 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,463 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harrogate 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Harrogate 017A has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harrogate 017A was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 12,004th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,480** (2021). Harrogate 017A had 1,480 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,128th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Harrogate 017A, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HG2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £381,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HG2 was £381,250 in 2025. 661st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,289** (2021). HG2 had 32,289 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 792nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in HG2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In HG2, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Centre: 53.9849, -1.4996

Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harrogate and Knaresborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough): Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4996,53.9849,HG28QZ

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