YO16 7NA East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Bridlington Central and Old Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Chantry Court, Old Town: 38 addresses
- Abbotts Way, Bridlington: 32 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- BURLINGTON METHODIST CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 45 Scarborough Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 25 Pinfold Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 25 Pinfold Street, Bridlington: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land at Burlington Centre/Priory View: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land at Burlington Centre/Priory View, Bridlington: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Land West Of 9-17 Victoria Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 10 Trinity Mews, Bridlington: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
- Springfield Avenue Amenity Land, Springfield Avenue, Bridlington, Bridlington: up to 30 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 13 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 | 850 m |
| Bempton 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Hunmanby 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Bridlington St John's Street | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridlington Bus Station | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Palace Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 58.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 98.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drs Reddy And Nunn | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bridlington - Pharmacy Plus Health | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 69 Quay Road [Dental Practice] | 440 m |
| Hospital | Bridlington & District Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Bridlington Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Johns Street | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9,180 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Duke's Park 11 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Applegarth Lane Allotments 1.5 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Bayle Gate, Bridlington, a scheduled monument, 240 m north. 130 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Bayle Gate, Bridlington | Scheduled monument | 240 m north |
| The Bayle Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north |
| Craven House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-west |
| 22 High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-west |
| The Toft | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 340 m east |
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills | Scheduled monument | 430 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridlington South Beach | Beach | 1.5 km south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Wilsthorpe Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.1 km south |
| Dykes End | Wetland | 4.3 km east |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 70 |
1 of the postcode's 70 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 17% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 31% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 0% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Chantry Court.