YO12 7PE North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northstead. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- North Marine Road, Scarborough: 182 addresses
- Albert Street, Scarborough: 1 address
- Clarence Road, 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 A (79% of about 1,260 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: 8.
- 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
- 31-37, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 39-49, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 51-57, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 60-84, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 69 AND 71, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 73-81, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- 86-94, NORTH MARINE ROAD, grade II
- GIBSON'S HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Marlborough Street, Scarborough, not permissioned (220 m)
- 164-166 North Marine Road, Scarborough, permissioned (360 m)
- Land To The South Of Friars Way, Scarborough, permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (380 m)
- 14-15 Queen Street, Scarborough, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 13 Queen Street, Scarborough, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Housing Advice Resource Centre, 22 Victoria Road, Scarborough, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 17 at medium risk and 5 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 184 addresses are between 31 m and 43 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Trafalgar Sq Peasholm Park | 80 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North Terrace Car Park | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 71.1 km (44 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 94.8 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Square Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Scarborough - Pharmacy Plus Health | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 320 m |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier North Marine Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clarence Gardens 17 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 32, Queen Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-east. 230 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 32, Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Talbot House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 7 Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 5 Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Scarborough Castle: Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, C12 enclosure castle and C18 battery | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Sands | Beach | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| North Cliff | Cliff or slope | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Valley Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 117 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 184 |
164 of the postcode's 184 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on North Marine Road.