YO21 3PU North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby Streonshalh. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Pier Road, Whitby: 98 addresses
- Khyber Pass, Whitby: 3 addresses
- Battery Parade, Whitby: 2 addresses
- Marine Parade, Whitby: 2 addresses
- Clevedon Square, 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: 11.
- 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, MISSION HALL YARD, grade II
- 10-13, THE CRAGG, grade II
- 14, PIER ROAD, grade II
- 15 AND 16, PIER ROAD, grade II
- 17 and 18, The Cragg, grade II
- 23, PIER ROAD, grade II
- 34, THE CRAGG, grade II
- 4, PIER ROAD, grade II
- 45 Cliff Street, grade II
- AREA RAILINGS TO KIRBYS HOTEL AND NUMBERS 5 AND 6, grade II
- PIER HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (170 m)
- 1 Esplanade, Whitby, permissioned (200 m)
- Sandbech Hotel, 1-2 Crescent Terrace, Whitby, permissioned (230 m)
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (610 m)
- Whitby Hospital (Part of), Springhill, Whitby, not permissioned (630 m)
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (710 m)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (920 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 83%, gigabit 83% 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 | 510 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Bandstand Whitby | 110 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliff Street Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 52.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitby Group Practice | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Havelock Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Whitby NatWest | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 13 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Almshouse Close Allotments 6,260 m² | 430 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 Pier Road.