YO21 2HG North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Danby & Mulgrave. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coronation Cottages, Commondale: 19 addresses
- Sandhill Bank, North Yorkshire: 16 addresses
- Potter's Side Lane, Commondale: 7 addresses
- Ness Terrace, Castleton: 6 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 E (24% of about 990 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 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 52 addresses are between 162 m and 282 m above sea level (185 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Commondale 2,120 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Castleton Moor 6,670 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Danby 8,520 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 76.5 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Esk Valley Medical Practice | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lingdale Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Guisborough General Hospital | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Cleveland Police - Guisborough Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone, a scheduled monument, 700 m (0.4 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Commondale Moor cairn cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Potter's Side Wood | Wood | 350 m west |
| East Side Wood | Wood | 370 m north-east |
| Brown Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Swinsow Dale | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Broad Wath | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Sleddale Slack | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.0 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 52 |
26 of the postcode's 52 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 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 70% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coronation Cottages.