YO22 4SN North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Esk Valley & Coast. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coastguard Cottages, Robin Hood's Bay: 14 addresses
- Station Road, Robin Hood's Bay: 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: yes, Robin Hood's Bay (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 88.
- 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 AND 2, CLIFFROYD, grade II
- 1, 2 AND 3, OCEAN VIEW, grade II
- 1, ALBION STREET, grade II
- 6, LITTLEWOOD TERRACE, grade II
- 8, SUNNYSIDE, grade II
- ARNDALE COTTAGE, grade II
- AVERY HOUSE OSBORNE COTTAGE, grade II
- BANK HOUSE AND BANK HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- BEACH HOUSE, grade II
- BEACHHOLME, grade II
- BEN MARIE, grade II
- BLIGH'S RESTAURANT, grade II
- BRAMBLEWICK CAFE, grade II
- BRAMLEY COTTAGE, grade II
- BRONTE COTTAGE, grade II
- CARTWHINZEAN, grade II
- CHILTERN AND STORMVILLE, grade II
- DOCK COTTAGE, grade II
- Downhill Cottage and Beadle Cottage, grade II
- DOWNHOLME AND THE CRANNY, grade II
- EDEN HOUSE, grade II
- FIELDSIDE, grade II
- Fisherman's Cottage, grade II
- FISHERMAN'S COTTAGE SEA VIEW, grade II
- FYLINGDALES STORES AND POST OFFICE, grade II
- GEORGIAN HOUSE AND HOUSE TO LEFT OF GEORGIAN HOUSE, grade II
- GILROY HOUSE, grade II
- GLENHOWEN, grade II
- GREEN COTTAGE AND SUMMER COTTAGE, grade II
- GREENWOOD COTTAGE, grade II
And 58 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are 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 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 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 15 addresses are between 4 m and 12 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 7.6 km |
| Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Thorpe Lane Robin Hoods Bay | 510 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Station Car Park | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 58.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 96.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitby Group Practice | 8.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 6.7 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Dental Practice | 610 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 8.1 km |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 8.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farsyde House, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m south-west. 193 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farsyde House | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m west |
| Site of Stoupe Brow alum works, 210m south east of Stoupe Bank Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cowfield Hill | Hill | 120 m south-west |
| The Landing | Beach | 140 m north-east |
| Marnar Dale | Valley | 280 m west |
| Pricky Bank Wood | Wood | 850 m south |
| Mossy Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Maw Wyke | Wetland | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the postcode's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Coastguard Cottages.