YO22 4QF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Esk Valley & Coast. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bridge Holm Lane, Thorpe Green: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bridge Holm Lane, Thorpe Green: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Sled Gates, Thorpe Green: 2 addresses
- Sled Gates, Fylingthorpe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sled Gates, Thorpe Green: 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 C (28% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 35 m and 119 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km |
| Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | Station Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 57.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 95.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice | 8.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 7.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Station Road Dental Practice | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 8.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,410 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pigsty to South-West of the Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pigsty to South-West of the Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north-west |
| Fyling medieval deer park wall section | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-west |
| Site of Stoupe Brow alum works, 210m south east of Stoupe Bank Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Round barrow 580m north east of Howdale Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carlin Bank Wood | Wood | 450 m north |
| Ramsdale | Valley | 1.2 km west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| The Sands | Beach | 1.7 km north-east |
| Stevenson's Piece | Waterfall | 1.9 km west |
| Maw Wyke | Wetland | 5.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 21 |
5 of the postcode's 21 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 5 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 Unnamed street near Bridge Holm Lane.