HG2 0NL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cold Bath Road, Harrogate: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cold Bath Road, Harrogate: 2 addresses
- Kensington Square, Harrogate: 1 address
- St Peter's Square, Harrogate: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cold Bath Road, Harrogate: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Glebe Avenue, Harrogate: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (27% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Harrogate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 12 and 14 Cold Bath Road, grade II
- 22 AND 24, COLD BATH ROAD, grade II
- 26 AND 28, COLD BATH ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Freeman House, 34 Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, permissioned (90 m)
- Windsor House, Cornwall Road, Harrogate: up to 94 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- BR101 (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 25-27 West Park and land to rear, Harrogate: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent to Prince of Wales Mansions, Harrogate: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Station Parade, Harrogate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- 108 Station Parade, Harrogate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 2 The Oval, Harrogate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 57 addresses are between 108 m and 122 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harrogate 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hornbeam Park 458,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Starbeck 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Adelphi Harlow Moor | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 4 Harrogate | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Multi Storey Car Park | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Park Car Park | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.7 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moss Healthcare Harrogate | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Duchy Nuffield Hospital (Harrogate) (Sney) | 340 m |
| Police station | Harrogate Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Harrogate Royal Parade | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Valley Gardens 24 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 73 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,000 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Harrogate Cricket Club 4.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Harlow Hill Allotments North 1.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 98 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White Hart Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north. 80 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Hart Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Royal Pump Room Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Harrogate War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Valley Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow Moor | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Irongate Bridge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Rossett | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Pine Woods | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Rudding Bottoms | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 31 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 57 |
50 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cold Bath Road.