YO16 6FL East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Bridlington North. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- The Lawns, Bridlington: 43 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 B (69% of about 610 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
- 97 Martongate, Bridlington: up to 23 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 43 addresses are between 41 m and 51 m above sea level (46 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 | 2.3 km |
| Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Bridlington Bempton Lane | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Limekiln Lane Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 59.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 99.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Drs Reddy And Nunn | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Marton Road Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 69 Quay Road [Dental Practice] | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Bridlington Martongate, Sewerby Cashzone | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,030 m² | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Marton Road Allotments 2.3 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| The Bayle Gate, Bridlington | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stackyard Plantation | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| North Sands | Beach | 1.8 km south-east |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 3.4 km east |
| Wilsthorpe Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 43 |
1 of the postcode's 43 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 82% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 2 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 The Lawns.