YO22 4SU North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Esk Valley & Coast. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Littlewood Terrace, Robin Hood's Bay: 14 addresses
- Plane Tree Street, 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: 106.
- 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
- BAY COTTAGE, grade II
- BEACH HOUSE, grade II
- BEACHHOLME, grade II
- BECK COTTAGE AND GARAGE TO LEFT, grade II
- BEN MARIE, grade II
- BLIGH'S RESTAURANT, grade II
- Bow Cottage, grade II
- BRAMBLEWICK CAFE, grade II
- BRAMLEY COTTAGE, grade II
- BRIGHOLME, grade II
- BRONTE COTTAGE, grade II
- BURLEY COTTAGE, grade II
- BURN CLOSE, grade II
- BURTON HOUSE AND CLIFF HEADS, 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
- EBOR COTTAGE WEST LEA, grade II
- EDEN HOUSE, grade II
- EVA COTTAGE, grade II
And 76 more.
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 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 | 8.0 km | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Thorpe Lane Robin Hoods Bay | 440 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Station Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 58.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 96.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitby Group Practice | 8.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 6.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Dental Practice | 550 m |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 8.0 km |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 8.0 km |
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 Littlewood Terrace.