YO16 4ED East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridlington South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- St Thomas Road, Bridlington: 23 addresses
- Queensgate, Bridlington: 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 (77% of about 790 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
- 10 Trinity Mews, Bridlington: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 27 Trinity Road Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire, Bridlington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 10 Trinity Mews: up to 8 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land West Of 9-17 Victoria Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Springfield Avenue Amenity Land, Springfield Avenue, Bridlington, Bridlington: up to 30 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Springfield Avenue: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- 25 Pinfold Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Brentwood House Hotel, 42 Princess Street, Bridlington: up to 10 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
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 | Bridlington 546,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Bridlington E R College | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 800 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Palace Car Park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 58.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 99.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drs Reddy And Nunn | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 69 Quay Road [Dental Practice] | 640 m |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Park 2.0 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Duke's Park 11 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Applegarth Lane Allotments 1.5 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills, a scheduled monument, 260 m north-west. 95 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-west |
| Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 310 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m north-west |
| The Bayle Gate, Bridlington | Scheduled monument | 690 m north-west |
| The Bayle Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m north-west |
| Craven House | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| 22 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridlington South Beach | Beach | 1.3 km south |
| Stackyard Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-west |
| Wilsthorpe Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.1 km south |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 3.7 km north-east |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 addresses is 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 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) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 St Thomas Road.