# LA2 7JW: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

LA2 7JW 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 LA2 7JW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [LA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2) › [LA2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 350% on July. Craven 001B: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **Bentham, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **No property in LA2 7JW 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=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Craven 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **£270,080 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **No gigabit broadband at LA2 7JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **Low road and rail noise at LA2 7JW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW
- **3.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bentham Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentham-community-primary-school-e121380) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stonegate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stonegate-school-e135292) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £214,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £279,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bentham (510 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BENTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (110 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (220 m)
- Dental practices: ASHFIELD HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op High Bentham (240 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Bentham (250 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,080** (August 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,080 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.3×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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.

## Craven 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Craven 001B has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £207,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Craven 001B was £207,000 in 2025. Joint 7,189th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,701** (2021). Craven 001B had 1,701 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,480th most 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: 11.9%** (January 2026). In Craven 001B, 11.9% 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.

## LA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £299,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA2 was £299,950 in 2025. Joint 1,096th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,903** (2021). LA2 had 22,903 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,287th 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in LA2 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: 75.4%** (January 2026). In LA2, 75.4% 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: 54.1201, -2.5108

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

## Your MP

- [Skipton and Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon): Sir Julian Smith (Conservative), 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), August 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=-2.5108,54.1201,LA27JW

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