YO12 7SB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodlands. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wykeham Street, Scarborough: 40 addresses
- St John's Road, Scarborough: 3 addresses
- Wooler Street, Scarborough: 2 addresses
- Sinclair Court, 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 (56% of about 820 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 1.0 km
- Manor Road Nurseries, Scarborough, not permissioned (50 m)
- 80 Commercial Street, Scarborough, permissioned (140 m)
- 35 - 37 Roscoe Street, Scarborough, permissioned (360 m)
- Land at Cleveland Road, Scarborough, not permissioned (460 m)
- Green Gables Hotel, West Bank, Scarborough, permissioned (660 m)
- GT Garages, Columbus Ravine, Scarborough, permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Melrose Street, Scarborough, permissioned (740 m)
- First Floor Above 1 - 9, 27 - 37 Northway And 81 Westborough, Scarborough, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 17 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 46 addresses are between 49 m and 53 m above sea level (51 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 760 m |
| Seamer 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Filey 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Harley Close Falsgrave | 200 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Westwood Car Park | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 70.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 93.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haxby Group Scarborough | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Squire Jg LTD | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Apple Tree Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Scarborough Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Penny Petroleum - West End Services Cashzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,400 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Falsgrave Park 7.6 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Safe-Ways Park 2,540 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Columba, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m north-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| 1-15, The Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Woodend | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Peasholm Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Ruins and below ground remains of St Mary's medieval church | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Bowl barrow 600m north of Moor House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peasholm Glen | Valley | 830 m north |
| Spring Hill | Hill | 930 m south |
| Valley Park | Wood | 940 m east |
| Peasholm Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Peasholm Island | Island | 1.4 km north |
| Sailors' Grave | Wetland | 4.5 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Wykeham Street.