YO21 3HE North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby Streonshalh. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Crescent Place, Whitby: 17 addresses
- Esplanade, Whitby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crescent Place, 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: 10.
- 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
- 1, CLIFF STREET, grade II
- 4, CLIFF STREET, grade II
- 40-42, CLIFF STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 45 Cliff Street, grade II
- 5, CLIFF STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 7, CLIFF STREET, grade II
- AREA RAILINGS TO KIRBYS HOTEL AND NUMBERS 5 AND 6, grade II
- KIRBYS HOTEL AND NUMBERS 5 AND 6 EAST PARADE, grade II
- RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 40 TO 43, grade II
- ROYAL HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1 Esplanade, Whitby, permissioned (70 m)
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (100 m)
- Sandbech Hotel, 1-2 Crescent Terrace, Whitby, permissioned (150 m)
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (520 m)
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (570 m)
- Whitby Hospital (Part of), Springhill, Whitby, not permissioned (570 m)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (770 m)
- Land to East of the Nurseries, Whitby, permissioned (850 m)
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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 490 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Havelock Place West Cliff | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.2 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Crescent Place.