YO21 3EN North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- North Promenade, Whitby: 7 addresses
- North Terrace, Whitby: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Royal Crescent, West Cliff: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near North Promenade, West Cliff: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near East Cliff, 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: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sandbech Hotel, 1-2 Crescent Terrace, Whitby, permissioned (180 m)
- 1 Esplanade, Whitby, permissioned (240 m)
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (350 m)
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (400 m)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (660 m)
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (730 m)
- Land to East of the Nurseries, Whitby, permissioned (790 m)
- Land between West Thorpe and the Nurseries, Whitby, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 6 m and 44 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 770 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Royal Crescent West Cliff | 160 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliff Street Car Park | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 91.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitby Group Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Havelock Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 780 m |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Stakesby Vale Allotments 6,820 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 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 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 North Promenade.