YO16 4SG East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridlington South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kingsgate, Bridlington: 26 addresses
- Bessingby Road, Bridlington: 2 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 (85% of about 660 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)
- 1st Choice Drains 51 East Road, Bridlington: up to 12 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Towning And Cross, Rear Of 50 To 58 Richmond Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Strathmore Hotel, 63 Horsforth Avenue, YO15 3DH, Bridlington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 42 New Burlington Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Springfield Avenue Amenity Land, Springfield Avenue, Bridlington, Bridlington: up to 30 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- The Londesborough Hotel West Street, Bridlington: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Acomb House 13 Windsor Crescent Bridlington East Riding Of Yorkshire YO15 3HX, Bridlington: up to 7 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Springfield Avenue: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 13 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 28 addresses are between 10 m and 12 m above sea level (11 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 | Bridlington 546,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bridlington Bessingby Rd | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nelson St Car Park | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 57.2 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 98.4 km (61 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Drs Reddy And Nunn | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Avenue Pharmacy LTD | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Baxter Dental Care Bridlington | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Gardens 2,440 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9,180 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Avenue Millennium Friendship Park 2,100 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hilderthorpe Allotments 2.6 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| The Bayle Gate, Bridlington | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridlington South Beach | Beach | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Wilsthorpe Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| White Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 25 |
28 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 Kingsgate.