YO42 1SU East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Wolds Weighton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Vale Crescent, Bishop Wilton: 35 addresses
- Garrowby Road, East Riding of Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Worsendale Road, East Riding of Yorkshire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 650 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
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 38 addresses are between 79 m and 113 m above sea level (86 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 station | Malton 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.9 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Bishop Wilton Main Street | 550 m |
| EV charging points | HMP Full Sutton | 5.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 54.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 59.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pocklington Group Practice | 7.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Redbridge Associates Limited (Smart Dental Care) | 5.9 km |
| Hospital | Malton Community Hospital | 16.5 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Pocklington Police Station | 6.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Vale Crescent Allotments 2,760 m² | 70 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth., a scheduled monument, 180 m south. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth. | Scheduled monument | 180 m south |
| Church of St Edith | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-west |
| Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Round barrow 400m north east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hagworm Wood | Wood | 360 m east |
| Rush Plantation | Wood | 410 m north-west |
| Milner Wood | Wood | 480 m south |
| Worsen Dale | Valley | 550 m north-east |
| Stonetable Hill | Hill | 600 m east |
| Garrowby Reservoirs 1 & 2 | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 38 |
3 of the postcode's 38 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 Vale Crescent.