DL9 4BB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hipswell & Colburn. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (39% of about 1,090 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Duchess Kent Hospital, Catterick Garrison: up to 125 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Land North Le Cateau School, Catterick Garrison, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 20 addresses are between 122 m and 132 m above sea level (125 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 station | Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.3 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Hipswell Village | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 23.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 57.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harewood Medical Practice | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Catterick Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Dales Gourmet Burgers, Catterick Garrison Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Green 3,980 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Coronation Park 9.0 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,420 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hipswell Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hipswell Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m north |
| Former Sandes Soldiers' Home, Cattterick Garrison | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| St Nicholas, Richmond | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colburn Moor | Wood | 910 m south-east |
| Newbigging Park | Wood | 930 m south |
| Druggon Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
| Risedale | Valley | 2.8 km south-west |
| Mill Wath | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| Bradley Bogs | Wetland | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 20 |
8 of the postcode's 20 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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.