LS17 0EG North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Washburn & Birstwith. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Harrogate Road, Huby: 21 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 G (30% of about 740 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: yes, North Yorkshire.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 70 m and 86 m above sea level (76 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 stations | Weeton 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 110 m |
| Pannal 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Hornbeam Park 458,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Weeton Station Huby | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 7.5 km |
| Car parks | Airport Parking by WHF | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 7.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Leeds Road Practice | 7.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Pool Pharmacy | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.1 km |
| Hospital | Duchy Nuffield Hospital (Harrogate) (Sney) | 7.5 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Harrogate Police Station | 6.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 980 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,670 m² | 510 m |
| Allotments | Arthington Allotments 3,720 m² | 3.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 50m north east of North Rigton School, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 50m north east of North Rigton School | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Wood | Wood | 400 m south |
| Mawking Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Bailey's Whins | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Gravelly Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Stream Point | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 19 |
14 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Harrogate Road.