YO12 4RR North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Seamer. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Long Lane, North Yorkshire: 22 addresses
- Welbourn Drive, Seamer: 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 (40% of about 1,000 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.
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 23 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Scarborough 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest St Martin's Church Seamer | 290 m |
| Car parks | Scarborough Park and Ride | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 71.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 89.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Eastfield Medical Centre | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Eden Health And Fitness Club | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Woodlands Private Hospital (Sney) | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | Penny Petroleum - Seamer Road Services Cashzone | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Eastgate Park 4,590 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade I), 320 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m west |
| Site of medieval manor house | Scheduled monument | 520 m west |
| Late Iron Age and Roman period dispersed enclosed settlement 230m south east of Quartons Gardens | Scheduled monument | 900 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sweetbeck Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Bull Piece Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Outgang Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Wey Dale | Valley | 1.8 km north |
| Rabbit Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Long Lane.