YO16 4PX East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridlington Central and Old Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- High Street, Bridlington: 40 addresses
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 (83% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bridlington Old Town (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 32.
- 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
- 22 High Street, grade II*
- 42 AND 44, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 45, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 46, 46A, 48, 50 AND 50A, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 51 AND 53, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- CRAVEN HOUSE, grade II*
- THE TOFT, grade II*
- 15, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 17, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 18 AND 20, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19A, 19, 21, 23 AND 23A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 24, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 25, SOUTH BACK LANE, grade II
- 26, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 27, SOUTH BACK LANE, grade II
- 28 AND 30, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 29, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 31, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 32, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 33, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 34, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 35 and 35A, High Street, grade II
- 36, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 38, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 40, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 47 AND 49, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 52, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 54, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 55 AND 57, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 56, HIGH STREET, grade II
And 2 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 45 Scarborough Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 25 Pinfold Street, Bridlington: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Land at Burlington Centre/Priory View, Bridlington: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 25 Pinfold Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land at Burlington Centre/Priory View: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 40 addresses are between 18 m and 21 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Bridlington St John's Street | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Palace Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 58.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 98.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drs Reddy And Nunn | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bridlington - Pharmacy Plus Health | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 69 Quay Road [Dental Practice] | 700 m |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Johns Street | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9,180 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Westgate Park 1.5 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Applegarth Lane Allotments 1.5 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 22 High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 123 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 22 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| 42 and 44, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| The Toft | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| 46, 46A, 48, 50 and 50A, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m west |
| The Bayle Gate, Bridlington | Scheduled monument | 190 m east |
| Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 550 m east |
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 630 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridlington South Beach | Beach | 1.8 km south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Wilsthorpe Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.2 km south |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 4.4 km 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) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 40 |
8 of the postcode's 40 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 20% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 High Street.