YO51 9EX North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Boroughbridge & Claro. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Back Street, Aldborough: 37 addresses
- Unnamed street near Front Street, Aldborough: 1 address
- Front Street, Aldborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Back Street, Aldborough: 1 address
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 B (25% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Aldborough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- BARN AND STABLE TO EAST OF STUDFORTH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CASTLE HOUSE, grade II
- HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PENROSE HOUSE, grade II
- PROSPECT HOUSE AND FORECOURT RAILINGS, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- STOCKS 6 FEET NORTH OF OLD COURT HOUSE, grade II
- STOCKS HOUSE, grade II
- STUDFORTH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD COURT HOUSE, 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 40 addresses are between 21 m and 38 m above sea level (30 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 | Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km |
| Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest The Square Aldborough | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Lane Surgery | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boroughbridge Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boroughbridge Dental Centre | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 10.8 km |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 10.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,320 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 400 m² | 880 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,130 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aldborough Roman town, a scheduled monument, 130 m north. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aldborough Roman town | Scheduled monument | 130 m north |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north |
| Aldborough Cross | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-west |
| Aldborough Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-east |
| Battle of Boroughbridge 1322 | Registered battlefield | 1.2 km north-west |
| Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Borough Hill | Hill | 300 m south-west |
| Bernard's Plantation | Wood | 760 m east |
| Milby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Wounds Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Nab End | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Myton Pasture Clough | Valley | 2.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 40 |
6 of the postcode's 40 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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 Back Street.