YO22 4EF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitby Streonshalh. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 B (45% of about 860 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: 1.
- 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
- WHITEHALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Residential Care Home, 1 Larpool Lane, Whitby, not permissioned (90 m)
- Whitby Hospital (Part of), Springhill, Whitby, not permissioned (610 m)
- Bagdale Garage, Bagdale, Whitby, permissioned (730 m)
- Universal Garage Co Ltd, Silver Street, Whitby, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 58 addresses are between -1 m and 21 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 600 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Abbots Road Bottom Whitby | 130 m |
| Car parks | Cliff Street Car Park | 880 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 53.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 93.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitby Group Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Former Community Hall | 680 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Calla Beck 5.6 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest California Beck Allotments 4,280 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Columbans, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m west. 376 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Columbans | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| Bagdale Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-west |
| Church of St Ninian | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north |
| Brunswick Methodist Church and the Brunswick Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-west |
| Whitby Abbey House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m north |
| Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross. | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Saltwick Nab alum quarries | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Divinity Flat | Wetland | 260 m south-west |
| Whitehall Wood | Wood | 540 m south |
| Upper Harbour | Tidal water | 620 m north |
| Spital Vale | Valley | 710 m east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 910 m north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 58 |
35 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 37% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.