YO11 2PP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. 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 A (74% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Scarborough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- VICARAGE, grade II*
- 1, VERNON ROAD, grade II
- 11-17, YORK PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 13 AND 14, FALCONER'S ROAD, grade II
- 19, York Place, grade II
- 2, VERNON ROAD, grade II
- 4 AND 6 VERNON ROAD, grade II
- 5-10, YORK PLACE, grade II
- GATES AND GATE PIERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 Vernon Road, Scarborough, permissioned (110 m)
- Goodie New Shoes, 37-39 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, permissioned (150 m)
- Goodie New Shoes, 37-39 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, permissioned (150 m)
- Pavilion House, Valley Bridge Road, Scarborough, permissioned (170 m)
- Albemarle Chambers, Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, permissioned (180 m)
- Warehouse adjacent to 19/20 Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, permissioned (240 m)
- 23 Alma Square, Scarborough, permissioned (250 m)
- First Floor, 11-25 Northway, Scarborough, permissioned (260 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 2 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 28 addresses are between 38 m and 41 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 61%, ultrafast 61%, gigabit 61% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Scarborough 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest York Place Stop Q Scarborough | 80 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Westwood Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Falconers Road Car Park | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 71.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 94.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Health Centre | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 19 Alma Square (Dental Surgery) | 250 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 540 m |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest TG Jones Scarborough Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Crescent Gardens 5.1 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Italian Gardens 15 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | Safe-Ways Park 2,540 m² | 810 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 950 m² | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 262 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The Art Gallery | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south |
| 1-15, The Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| The Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 850 m south-east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 880 m north-east |
| Scarborough Castle: Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, C12 enclosure castle and C18 battery | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Park | Wood | 330 m south |
| South Sands | Beach | 510 m east |
| North Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.0 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 28 |
28 of the postcode's 28 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.