YO24 3HF York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Westfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Tennent Road, York: 30 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (70% of about 640 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): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (390 m)
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (390 m)
- Lowfields Rosemary Road York: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Health and Public Service Building Plot Dijon Avenue York: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Extra Care/Independent Living Housing Development Dijon Avenue York: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Community Housing Development Dijon Avenue York: up to 19 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 30 addresses are between 14 m and 18 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 55 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gale Lane Acomb | 90 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car park-York Front Street | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Medical Group | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Priory Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornlands Road Clinic | 180 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Acomb Hamilton Drive West Cashzone | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,640 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Acomb Green 1.5 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Acomb Cricket 2.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,910 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Hill | Hill | 350 m west |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Acomb Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| York Railway Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Hogg's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Tennent Road.