TS6 8AF Redcar and Cleveland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eston. Region: North East.
Streets
- Sandsend Road, Eston: 12 addresses
- Grosmont Road, Eston: 1 address
- Colburn Walk, Eston: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Redcar and Cleveland 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 (66% 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Marshall's Garage, Eston: up to 9 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Church Lane North Estate, Grangetown: up to 19 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Land adj. Wentworth Court, Eston: up to 11 homes, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 14 addresses are between 25 m and 27 m above sea level (26 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 | South Bank 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Gypsy Lane 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Marton 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Rudland Walk Whale Hill | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Transporter Bridge North Side Port Clarence | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 19.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 63.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | South Grange Medical Group Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Whale Hill Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 880 m |
| Hospital | James Cook University Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Harbour Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Hall Farmhouse and Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hall Farmhouse and Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m east |
| Eston Nab hill fort, palisaded settlement and beacon | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.4km north-west of High Barnaby Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.2km north-west of High Barnaby Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whale Hill | Hill | 380 m east |
| Lighthouse Fields | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Carr Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Moordale Bog | Wetland | 2.5 km south-east |
| Waterfall Gill | Valley | 2.7 km east |
| Drainage Cut | Tidal water | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 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 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 Sandsend Road.