YO21 1RS North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Esk Valley & Coast. 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 D (30% of about 790 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, 5 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: of the 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 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 78 addresses are between 9 m and 88 m above sea level (40 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 | Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Carr Hill Briggswath | 310 m |
| EV charging points | West Cliff Car Park | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 50.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Havelock Dental Practice | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,600 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruswarp Carrs | Wood | 560 m east |
| Echo Hill | Hill | 590 m south |
| Low Dale | Valley | 860 m south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
| Divinity Flat | Wetland | 3.2 km north-east |
| Upgang Beach | Beach | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 78 |
32 of the postcode's 78 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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.