YO11 2YN North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weaponness & Ramshill. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Mere Lane, Scarborough: 19 addresses
- Weaponness Lane, Scarborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Seamer Road, Edgehill: 1 address
- Queen Margaret's Road Industrial Estate, Scarborough: 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 C (29% of about 1,560 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
- Filey Road Sports Club, Scarborough, not permissioned (920 m)
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 22 addresses are between 39 m and 50 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 2.1 km |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest B&Q The Mere Weaponness | 320 m |
| Car parks | Seamer Road Park and Ride | 820 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 71.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 92.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haxby Group Scarborough | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aston Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Penny Petroleum - Seamer Road Services Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,660 m² | 750 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 200 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 16 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,330 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm, a scheduled monument, 740 m west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm | Scheduled monument | 740 m west |
| Round barrow 460m south of Oliver's Mount Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 220 m south-west |
| Oliver's Mount Plantation | Wood | 460 m south |
| Oliver's Mount | Hill | 770 m north-east |
| Parnell's Wood | Wood | 810 m north |
| Edge Dell | Valley | 940 m south-west |
| South Bay | Bay | 2.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 22 |
8 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Mere Lane.