YO12 7QS North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northstead. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Columbus Ravine, Scarborough: 81 addresses
- Columbus Ravine, Scarborough: 1 address
- Tennyson Avenue, Scarborough: 1 address
- Langdale Road, Scarborough: 1 address
- Moorland Road, Scarborough: 1 address
- Dean Road, Scarborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Columbus Ravine, 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 (32% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE OLD BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH JAIL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Melrose Street, Scarborough, permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (190 m)
- GT Garages, Columbus Ravine, Scarborough, permissioned (220 m)
- Housing Advice Resource Centre, 22 Victoria Road, Scarborough, permissioned (340 m)
- 99 Peasholm Drive, Scarborough, permissioned (440 m)
- Land at Cleveland Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (450 m)
- Yorkshire Regional Newspapers Ltd, 17 - 23 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough, permissioned (480 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 7 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 89 addresses are between 30 m and 37 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 660 m |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Cornbis Ravine Peasholm Park | 60 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest William Street Car Park | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 70.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 94.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brook Square Surgery | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Scarborough - Pharmacy Plus Health | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Corner House Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 240 m |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,740 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clarence Gardens 17 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Columba, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m west. 180 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m west |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m north-west |
| 32, Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Talbot House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| 7 Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 940 m east |
| Scarborough Castle: Iron Age settlement, Roman signal station, Anglo-Scandinavian settlement and chapel, C12 enclosure castle and C18 battery | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peasholm Glen | Valley | 530 m west |
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 560 m north |
| Peasholm Island | Island | 670 m north |
| Valley Park | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 3.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 30 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 42 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 89 |
77 of the postcode's 89 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Columbus Ravine.