YO30 6AB York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Clifton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Clifton, York: 4 addresses
- St Peter's Grove, 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 D (41% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clifton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 14 AND 16, CLIFTON, grade II
- 8, CLIFTON, grade II
- BOOTHAM GRANGE, grade II
- FORMER MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM AT ST PETERS SCHOOL, grade II
- GATES AND GARDEN RAILINGS TO NUMBER 18, grade II
- HALL RANGE AND CHAPEL AT ST PETERS SCHOOL, grade II
- LODGE AT ST PETERS SCHOOL AND ATTACHED WALL AND GATE, grade II
- NUMBER 11 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 27 AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- RANGE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE CHAPEL AT ST PETERS SCHOOL, grade II
- SCHOOLHOUSE AT ST PETERS SCHOOL, grade II
- ST PETERS SCHOOL ANNEXE, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bootham Crescent Football Ground: up to 93 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Duncombe Barracks Burton Stone Lane: up to 34 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Dean Court Secure Car Park R/O Portland Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Northern House Rougier Street: up to 58 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Rougier House 5 Rougier Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- 3-7 Coney Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Beverley House 17 Shipton Road Clifton: up to 21 homes, permissioned (930 m)
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 13 m and 15 m above sea level (15 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 | 910 m |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's School Clifton | 60 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Aldborough Way, YO26 | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medwin Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - York, Waterlane Estate Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Green 5,720 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.4 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,670 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ingram House, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-east. 496 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 34 of them Grade I and 87 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ingram House | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-east |
| The Churchill | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m east |
| 64 and 66, Clifton | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| Numbers 53 and 55 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| St Mary's Abbey precinct walls | Scheduled monument | 480 m south-east |
| St Mary's Abbey | Scheduled monument | 580 m south-east |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m south-east |
| St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal | Scheduled monument | 700 m south-east |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 480 m south-west |
| Clifton Short Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 2.2 km west |
| New Earswick | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Clifton.