YO22 4QW North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2014. Ward: Esk Valley & Coast. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hogarth Hill, North Yorkshire: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hogarth Hill, North Yorkshire: 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 23 addresses are between 114 m and 160 m above sea level (148 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 57.3 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 93.2 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Station Road Dental Practice | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fyling medieval deer park wall section, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fyling medieval deer park wall section | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Round barrow 370m north east of Cook House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ox Pasture Wood | Wood | 310 m east |
| Hone Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Evan Howe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Spring Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Biller Howe Dale | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Stoupe Beck Sands | Beach | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Hogarth Hill.