DL7 8LU North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northallerton South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- High Street, Northallerton: 48 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 B (35% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Northallerton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 16.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade I
- DURHAM HOUSE, grade II*
- 213, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 214, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 215, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 219, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 230, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 234 AND 235, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 240, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 77, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 78 High Street, grade II
- 79 High Street, grade II
- 85 AND 86, HIGH STREET, grade II
- NORTHALLERTON POLICE STATION, grade II
- PORCH HOUSE AND FRONT RAILINGS, grade II
- TOWN HALL AND NOS 1 TO 7 THE TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- D Oakley Limited 68 Romanby Road Northallerton North Yorkshire DL7 8NQ, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 23 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 39 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 4%, gigabit 4% 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Buck Inn Northallerton | 40 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crosby Road Car Park | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 54.9 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mowbray House Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Standard House (Dental Surgery) | 230 m |
| Hospital | Rutson Hospital | 170 m |
| Police station | Northallerton Police Station | 60 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vape With Us | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,570 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m north-west. 68 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-west |
| Durham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-west |
| County Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Battle of Northallerton 1138 | Registered battlefield | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Applegarth | Hill | 250 m west |
| Church Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Howe Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Droppingwell Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 48 |
35 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 High Street.