YO1 6JB York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Micklegate. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Tanner Row, York: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tanner Row, York: 2 addresses
- Rougier Street, York: 1 address
- George Hudson Street, York: 1 address
- Tanner Street, York: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tanner Row, York: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (28% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central Historic Core Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ANCHORAGE ATTACHED, grade I
- 39, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II*
- CHURCH COTTAGES, grade II*
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II*
- 19 AND 21, TANNER ROW (See details for further address information), grade II
- 27, 29 AND 31, GEORGE HUDSON STREET, grade II
- 33, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 35 AND 37, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 7, TANNER ROW, grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES FROM THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH EAST OF NUMBER 37, grade II
- THE CORNER PIN, grade II
- THE OTHER TAP AND SPILE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rougier House 5 Rougier Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Northern House Rougier Street: up to 58 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 3-7 Coney Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Mack & Lawler Builders Ltd 2a Low Ousegate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Bank of Scotland 6 Nessgate: up to 15 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Lakeland 9 - 10 High Ousegate York YO1 8RZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Site Of 19 To 33 Coney Street York: up to 248 homes, pending decision (390 m)
- Barnett's 28A Colliergate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 86 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rougier Street York | 50 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP York Tanner Row | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest James Pegg Dentistry | 0 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 47 Parliament Street Halifax | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Museum Gardens 4.0 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Scarcroft Road Allotments 3.8 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 1,027 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 62 of them Grade I and 147 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| 39, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Church Cottages | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Church of All Saints With Anchorage Attached | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| South angle tower of Roman fortress | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 340 m north |
| St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Low Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 15 |
10 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for York: see them on the York page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Tanner Row.