YO42 2SG East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2017. Ward: Pocklington Provincial. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Easton Avenue, Pocklington: 9 addresses
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 C (27% of about 1,160 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Pocklington Group Practice, 7 Barmby Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Co-operative, 13 George Street: up to 34 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 36 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 station | Howden 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.7 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Pocklington Sherbuttgate Road | 260 m |
| Car parks | The Parking Consultancy | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | HMP Full Sutton | 7.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 49.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 57.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pocklington Group Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pocklington Dental | 600 m |
| Hospital | Whitecross Court Community Hospital | 19.1 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Pocklington Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Pocklington Service Station, Pocklington | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,340 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Queen Elizabeth II Field 1.8 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Pocklington Allotments 5.0 ha | 910 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 920 m south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cook's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| North Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Ashwood Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Woldwater Trout Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| The Glen | Valley | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Easton Avenue.