YO26 7NP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Bilton in Ainsty: 5 addresses
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 G (18% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bilton in Ainsty (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- BILTON HALL, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH OF BILTON HALL, grade II
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 5 addresses are between 36 m and 39 m above sea level (38 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 | Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest St Helen's Church Bilton in Ainsty | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wetherby Bus Station | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 5.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Spa Surgery | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 6.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Time For Teeth Hmyoi Wetherby | 5.8 km |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 13.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Wetherby Police Station | 7.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,250 m² | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,130 m² | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,680 m² | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade I), 430 m north-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m north-east |
| Battle of Marston Moor 1644 | Registered battlefield | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | Hill | 790 m west |
| Bickerton Spring | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| The Loft | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Laundrygarth Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Nova Scotia Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Clough | Valley | 4.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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 Church Street.