YO12 7RA North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northstead. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Langdale Road, Scarborough: 70 addresses
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: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Melrose Street, Scarborough, permissioned (240 m)
- GT Garages, Columbus Ravine, Scarborough, permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Dean Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (270 m)
- 99 Peasholm Drive, Scarborough, permissioned (350 m)
- 164-166 North Marine Road, Scarborough, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Housing Advice Resource Centre, 22 Victoria Road, Scarborough, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Cleveland Road, Scarborough, not 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, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 70 addresses are between 27 m and 32 m above sea level (30 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 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cornbis Ravine Peasholm Park | 90 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest William Street Car Park | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 70.8 km (44 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 94.4 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Square Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Scarborough - Pharmacy Plus Health | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest John Taylor Dental Care | 100 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 310 m |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peasholm Park 14 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Clarence Gardens 17 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Gallows Field 7.7 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Columba, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south-west. 168 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 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* | 130 m south-west |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| 32, Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Talbot House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| 7 Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) 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 (0.8 miles) east |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Peasholm Glen | Valley | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Peasholm Island | Island | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Valley Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 52 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 70 |
54 of the postcode's 70 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Langdale Road.