LS24 9SN North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tadcaster. 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 B (31% of about 960 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
- Fire Station & Police Station, Station Road, Tadcaster: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Land at Edgerton Drive, Tadcaster: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Land west of Commercial Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Commercial Street Bus Station: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 45 addresses are between 17 m and 25 m above sea level (20 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 stations | Ulleskelf 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Church Fenton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Sherburn-In-Elmet 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Leeds Road Tadcaster | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wetherby Bus Station | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tadcaster Medical Centre | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tadcaster Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kirkgate Dental Surgery | 630 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 15.6 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Wetherby Police Station | 9.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Leeds Road | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,000 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,540 m² | 160 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m north-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-east |
| The Ark | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-east |
| Tadcaster motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 640 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north-east |
| Battle of Towton, 1461 | Registered battlefield | 4.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 650 m north-east |
| Dog Kennels Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cock Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Towton Dale | Valley | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 45 |
10 of the postcode's 45 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.