YO15 1AE East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridlington North. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- South Sea Road, Flamborough: 63 addresses
- South Sea Way, Flamborough: 2 addresses
- Lighthouse Road, Flamborough: 2 addresses
- Timoneer Drive, Flamborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near South Sea Road, Flamborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near South Sea Road, Flamborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near South Sea Road, Flamborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near South Sea Road, Flamborough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (29% of about 1,270 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
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 72 addresses are between 7 m and 45 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 | Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km |
| Bridlington 546,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Flamborough Church Street | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | Flamborough Head & Lighthouse Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 61.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 104.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Drs Reddy And Nunn | 5.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Flamborough - Pharmacy Plus Health | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Wheatley Drive, Wheatley Drive Cashzone | 3.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | North Mere Green 1.2 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodcock Memorial Playing Field 2.1 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Bempton Lane Allotments 2.5 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Oswald, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-west |
| Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house | Scheduled monument | 490 m north-west |
| Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Section of the Danes' Dyke between the B1255 and B1229 roads | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brigg Bottom | Valley | 440 m north-east |
| South Sea Plantation | Wood | 550 m south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 580 m south |
| South Landing | Beach | 830 m south-east |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 72 |
16 of the postcode's 72 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 60% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 41% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 South Sea Road.