YO21 1UY 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 C (24% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Egton Bridge. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST HEDDA (ROMAN CATHOLIC), grade II
- EGTON MANOR, grade II
- OUTBUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY FIFTY METRES NORTH OF EGTON MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- OUTBUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY FIVE METRES NORTH OF EGTON MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- WALLED GARDEN AND ATTACHED SHEDS APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE METRES NORTH EAST OF EGTON MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- WALLS AND GATE PIERS ENCLOSING GROUNDS TO EGTON MANOR HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 34 m and 43 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Egton 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 190 m |
| Glaisdale 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Grosmont 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Egton Manor Egton Bridge | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 44.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 86.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice | 6.8 km |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 10.8 km |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 10.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Fort on Lease Rigg, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Fort on Lease Rigg | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Intake Wood | Wood | 310 m south |
| St Thomas's Island | Island | 380 m west |
| Cow Bank Wood | Wood | 480 m north-east |
| Lord Chair Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Deadman's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Middle Carr Slack | Valley | 2.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.