DL9 4UJ North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Hipswell & Colburn. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Thistle Walk, Catterick Garrison: 9 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 A (72% of about 870 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
- Richmond Park, Colburn, Catterick Garrison: up to 20 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Land adjacent Lidl, Colburn, Catterick Garrison: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Colburndale (Phase 2), Former Colburn Pipeworks, Colburn, Catterick Garrison, permissioned (520 m)
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 9 addresses are between 95 m and 96 m above sea level (95 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 | 16.7 km |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Fifth Avenue Colburn | 100 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 21.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 57.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harewood Medical Practice | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colburn Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Catterick Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Colburn, Catterick | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,420 m² | 260 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Park Wood | Wood | 890 m south-east |
| Ash House Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Colburn Beck Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Crow Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Ellery Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
| Risedale | Valley | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 2 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 Thistle Walk.