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HG2 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The HG2 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 35 to 98 across them. Every full HG2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HG2 district contains both ends of the scale: Harrogate West & Pannal Ash at 99 out of 100 (#87 of 6,856 in England) against Harrogate East at 35, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £256,000 in Harrogate East to £580,000 in Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby — a 2.3× gap within the HG2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,195a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HG2 district

£379,750median home sold over the past year · +9.4% over 5 years · +1.3% over the year · 530 sales
Detached£745,000
Semi-detached£355,000
Terraced£295,000
Flat£243,000
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Harrogate West & Pannal AshNorth Yorkshire 8799 £429,750
HookstoneNorth Yorkshire 15698 £401,750
StrayNorth Yorkshire 53392 £459,950
Spofforth, Burn Bridge & HubyNorth Yorkshire 62291 £580,000
Central HarrogateNorth Yorkshire 2,16468 £306,000
StarbeckNorth Yorkshire 2,48664 £269,975
Harrogate EastNorth Yorkshire 4,44735 £256,000

People living in HG2 Census 2021

Residents60,424
Median age (est.)46
Density748per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HG2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HG2 district.

Harrogate

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HG2.

HG1 HG3 HG5 LS22 LS17 LS21 LS23 LS16

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.