LS25 5EG North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monk Fryston & South Milford. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Fryston Common Lane, Monk Fryston: 34 addresses
- Main Street, Monk Fryston: 5 addresses
- A63, Newsholme: 1 address
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: yes, Monk Fryston (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- LODGE TO MONK FRYSTON HALL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 41 addresses are between 9 m and 13 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 4% 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 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Sherburn-In-Elmet 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Knottingley 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Monk Fryston | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.6 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | South Milford Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Milford Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Police station | Castleford Police Station | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Southlands, South Milford Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 740 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,780 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monk Fryston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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* | 250 m north-west |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| Prebendal House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Betteras Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bywater Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Annet Royd Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Ash and Dust Settling Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
| Brotherton Marsh | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) south |
| Beal Island | Island | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 41 |
34 of the postcode's 41 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Fryston Common Lane.