YO21 2RJ North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Ayton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Station Road, Kildale: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Station Road, Kildale: 2 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 C (30% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND CHURCH HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH OF SAINTS GREGORY AND CUTHBERT, grade II
- DUNN CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 13 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH EAST CHANCEL WINDOW OF CHURCH OF SAINTS GREGORY AND CUTHBERT, grade II
- LINKON CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH EAST CHANCEL WINDOW OF CHURCH OF SAINTS GREGORY AND CUTHBERT, grade II
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH OF BUTTRESS BETWEEN NAVE AND CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF SAINTS GREGORY AND CUTHBERT, grade II
- ROWLAND CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH EAST CHANCEL WINDOW OF CHURCH OF SAINTS GREGORY AND CUTHBERT, grade II
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 6 addresses are between 164 m and 177 m above sea level (167 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 | Kildale 1,670 journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Battersby 2,520 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Great Ayton 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Southern Cross (Middlesbrough) evyve | 9.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 23.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 74.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Great Ayton Surgery | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Coopers Chemist Gt Ayton LTD | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Great Ayton Dental Practice | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Guisborough General Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Cleveland Police - Guisborough Police Station | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Great Ayton, Great Ayton Cashzone | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,720 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church, a scheduled monument, 20 m. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church | Scheduled monument | 20 m |
| Easby castle motte | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Ayton Banks alum works | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 180 m north |
| Allotment Plantation | Wood | 370 m north-east |
| Rowbar Hill | Hill | 400 m west |
| Kildale | Valley | 410 m south-west |
| Sandbeds Plantation | Wood | 500 m north-west |
| Sleddale Slack | Wetland | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Station Road.