YO30 5FS York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Rawcliffe & Clifton Without. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Surrey Way, York: 17 addresses
- Landau Close, York: 1 address
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 C (52% of about 670 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 1.0 km
- Clifton Without County Junior School Rawcliffe Drive York YO30 6NS: up to 15 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Beverley House 17 Shipton Road Clifton: up to 21 homes, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
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 | 2.3 km |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest East Cottages Clifton Without | 80 m |
| Car parks | Parking space on Aldborough Way, YO26 | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | York Medical Group | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Citywide Health-Tower Court Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Dental Care York | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - York, Waterlane Estate Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,080 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.2 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Roman camp on Bootham Stray, 450m north east of Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Ings Reach | Lake or reservoir | 870 m west |
| Clifton Short Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 1.3 km west |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Poplar Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 18 |
7 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Surrey Way.