YO18 8LX North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pickering. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Westgate Carr Road, North Yorkshire: 97 addresses
- Westgate, Pickering: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Westgate Carr Road, Pickering: 3 addresses
- Lendales Lane, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Keld Head, Pickering: 1 address
- Lendales Lane, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Yaud Sike Lane, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Church Hill, Thornton-le-Dale: 1 address
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 C (40% of about 940 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 11 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 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 109 addresses are between 21 m and 28 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 61%, ultrafast 52%, gigabit 52% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Malton 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Drive Pickering | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Eastgate Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vivis Lane Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 50.3 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 70.4 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pickering Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pickering Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pickering Dental Health Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Malton Community Hospital | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Pickering Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Eastgate - Pickering, Eastgate | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8.3 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,300 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,300 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm, a scheduled monument, 650 m (0.4 miles) north. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Town End Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Mickle Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Sherbrooke Thorns | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Lowther Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Middleton Dale | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 109 | 109 |
None of the postcode's 109 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 9 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 Westgate Carr Road.