YO21 1QT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby Streonshalh. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 A (48% of about 1,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Whitby (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 33.
- 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
- Bagdale Old Hall, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, VICTORIA PLACE, grade II
- 1-4, PRINCESS PLACE, grade II
- 10 and 10A Bagdale, grade II
- 12-14, BAGDALE, grade II
- 15 AND 16, BAGDALE, grade II
- 17 AND 18, BAGDALE, grade II
- 2 AND 3, BAGDALE, grade II
- 2, 3 AND 4, NEWTON STREET, grade II
- 20 and 21, Bagdale, grade II
- 22 AND 23, BAGDALE, grade II
- 25 AND 26, BAGDALE, grade II
- 3-5 Victoria Square and Georges View, Victoria Place, grade II
- 5-7, PRINCESS PLACE, grade II
- 6, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 7 AND 8, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- 8, BAGDALE, grade II
- 9, VICTORIA SQUARE, grade II
- BAGDALE HOTEL, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST HILDA (ROMAN CATHOLIC), grade II
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, grade II
- GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS TO NUMBER 20, grade II
- GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS TO NUMBER 17, grade II
- GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS TO NUMBERS 15 AND 16, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO NUMBERS 18 AND 19, grade II
- LEESHOLME, grade II
- ST HILDA'S RECTORY, grade II
- THE HAVEN, grade II
- The Old Red House, grade II
- THISTLE BANK, grade II
And 3 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (140 m)
- Whitby Hospital (Part of), Springhill, Whitby, not permissioned (180 m)
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (320 m)
- 1 Esplanade, Whitby, permissioned (430 m)
- Sandbech Hotel, 1-2 Crescent Terrace, Whitby, permissioned (530 m)
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (710 m)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (720 m)
- Land to East of the Nurseries, Whitby, permissioned (720 m)
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 11 addresses are between 8 m and 17 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 | Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest St Hildas Terrace Whitby | 110 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliff Street Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitby Group Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Havelock Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 190 m |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest The Little Park 1,140 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 13 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bagdale Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 419 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I and 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bagdale Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| 20, St Hildas Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| Brunswick Methodist Church and the Brunswick Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| 22 St Hildas Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Whitby Abbey House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m east |
| Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross. | Scheduled monument | 750 m north-east |
| The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Saltwick Nab alum quarries | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Harbour | Tidal water | 400 m east |
| Scotch Head | Wetland | 640 m north-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 920 m east |
| Whitehall Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 11 |
7 of the postcode's 11 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 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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.