YO11 9JF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2024. Ward: Castle. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (81% of about 1,080 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: 5.
- 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
- 112-114, WESTBOROUGH, grade II
- 6-15, ABERDEEN TERRACE, grade II
- MECCA BINGO CLUB, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- THE OLD ALEXANDRA MUSIC HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Yorkshire Regional Newspapers Ltd, 17 - 23 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough, permissioned (30 m)
- Warehouse adjacent to 19/20 Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, permissioned (70 m)
- Albemarle Chambers, Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, permissioned (150 m)
- Housing Advice Resource Centre, 22 Victoria Road, Scarborough, permissioned (200 m)
- Goodie New Shoes, 37-39 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, permissioned (200 m)
- Goodie New Shoes, 37-39 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, permissioned (200 m)
- 23 Alma Square, Scarborough, permissioned (240 m)
- Pavilion House, Valley Bridge Road, Scarborough, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 41 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Scarborough 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 32 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Aberdeen Walk Stop K Scarborough | 60 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest North Street Car Park | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 71.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 94.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Health Centre | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aberdeen Walk Pharmacy | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 19 Alma Square (Dental Surgery) | 250 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Wh Smith Scarborough | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,740 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clarence Gardens 17 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 950 m² | 880 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 61 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 14A, 14B and 17, St Nicholas Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m east. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14A, 14B and 17, St Nicholas Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Talbot House | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| 7 Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 730 m north-east |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Scarborough Castle: Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, C12 enclosure castle and C18 battery | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Sands | Beach | 530 m east |
| Valley Park | Wood | 560 m south |
| North Cliff | Cliff or slope | 790 m north-east |
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.