YO18 7NW North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thornton Dale & Wolds. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Pasture Road, Little Marfit Head: 8 addresses
- Saltergate Bank, Saltergate: 3 addresses
- A169, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 820 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.
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 13 addresses are between 164 m and 231 m above sea level (202 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grosmont 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Egton 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Saltergate Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.4 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 80.8 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pickering Medical Practice | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Beckside Pharmacy | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Birdgate Dental | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Hospital | Woodlands Private Hospital (Sney) | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Pickering Police Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,150 m² | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Toft Dike: a cross dyke 720m south and 680m south west of Little Marfit Head, a scheduled monument, 210 m north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Toft Dike: a cross dyke 720m south and 680m south west of Little Marfit Head | Scheduled monument | 210 m north |
| Cross dyke on Far Black Rigg, 1060m north west of Black Dale Bridge | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Dale | Valley | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Rabbit Slack | Valley | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Horcum Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Dundale Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Blakey Topping | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Hagg Wood Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 13 |
3 of the postcode's 13 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 5 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 Unnamed street near Pasture Road.