DL6 2EF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced July 2019. Ward: Northallerton North & Brompton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Stokesley Road, Northallerton: 3 addresses
- Northallerton Road, Brompton: 2 addresses
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 C (34% of about 1,700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 42 m above sea level.
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 | Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Cotswold Street Northallerton | 90 m |
| Car parks | Crosby Road Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 17.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 56.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heartbeat Primary Care CIC | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brompton Road Dental Surgery | 870 m |
| Hospital | Friarage Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Northallerton Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Northallerton - Darlington Road PFS Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,280 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,020 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Battle of Northallerton 1138 | Registered battlefield | 3.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Applegarth | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Church Hill | Hill | 1.9 km west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Howe Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Standard Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Droppingwell Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Stokesley Road.