YO21 3AE North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby Streonshalh. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- St Hilda's Terrace, Whitby: 101 addresses
- Back St Hilda's Terrace, Whitby: 8 addresses
- Flowergate, Whitby: 4 addresses
- Union Road, Whitby: 2 addresses
- Belle Vue Terrace, Whitby: 1 address
- St Hilda's Gardens, Whitby: 1 address
- St Hildas Terrace, Whitby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near St Hilda's Terrace, Whitby: 1 address
- A174, Whitby: 1 address
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: 20.
- 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
- 11 AND 12, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 13 AND 14, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 15 and 16, St Hilda's Terrace, grade II*
- 18 AND 19, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 20, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 21, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 22 St Hildas Terrace, grade II*
- 23, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- 7-10, ST HILDAS TERRACE, grade II*
- ST HILDA, 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 NUMBER 23, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO NUMBERS 11 AND 12, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO NUMBERS 13 AND 14, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO NUMBERS 18 AND 19, grade II
- THE HAVEN, grade II
- WALL TO NUMBER 21, grade II
- WALLS BETWEEN GARDENS OF NUMBERS 7 TO 10, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (230 m)
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (260 m)
- Whitby Hospital (Part of), Springhill, Whitby, not permissioned (310 m)
- 1 Esplanade, Whitby, permissioned (340 m)
- Sandbech Hotel, 1-2 Crescent Terrace, Whitby, permissioned (430 m)
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (570 m)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (610 m)
- Land to East of the Nurseries, Whitby, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 120 addresses are between 25 m and 43 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 330 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 48 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 West Cliff Car Park | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitby Group Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Havelock Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 330 m |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 350 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Pannett Park 3.2 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 13 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Stakesby Vale Allotments 6,820 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on St Hilda's Terrace.