DL8 1PR North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Park Chase, Hornby: 6 addresses
- Church View, West Appleton: 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 C (34% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hornby (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
- GARDEN WALLS, grade II
- SARCOPHAGUS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES NORTH-EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- WELL-HEAD, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 81 m and 83 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 24.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Catterick Village Surgery | 4.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Village Pharmacy | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.0 km |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Catterick Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Catterick, Catterick Cashzone | 4.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,590 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Hornby Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-east |
| Hornby Castle Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Round barrow 650m north west of Winterfield House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Round barrow 570m north of Winterfield House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Pond | Lake or reservoir | 350 m south-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 550 m south-east |
| Gashouse Plantation | Wood | 580 m north-east |
| Springs Wood | Wood | 630 m south |
| Hudson's Clump | Wood | 730 m east |
| Lingy Hill | Hill | 1.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 Park Chase.