LS25 5EF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2005. Ward: Monk Fryston & South Milford. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- The Crescent, Monk Fryston: 22 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 F (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: no.
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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
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 | South Milford 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Sherburn-In-Elmet 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Knottingley 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest The Crescent Monk Fryston | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | South Milford Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Milford Pharmacy | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 9.4 km |
| Police station | Castleford Police Station | 9.1 km |
| Cash machines | BP - Southlands, South Milford Cashzone | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 740 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,780 m² | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monk Fryston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monk Fryston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-west |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m west |
| Prebendal House | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Betteras Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Bywater Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Annet Royd Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south |
| Ash and Dust Settling Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
| Beal Island | Island | 4.7 km south-east |
| Brotherton Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 22 |
5 of the postcode's 22 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 9 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 The Crescent.