YO61 1EB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Huby & Tollerton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Carr Lane, North Yorkshire: 42 addresses
- Main Street, Sutton-on-the-Forest: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Carr Lane, Sutton-on-the-Forest: 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 E (19% of about 910 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 44 addresses are between 22 m and 31 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 | Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km |
| York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Gowans Sutton-on-the-Forest | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Coxwold House, Birch Way | 7.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 43.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stillington Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Howardian Dental | 5.4 km |
| Hospital | St Monicas Hospital | 7.6 km |
| Police station | Easingwold Police Station | 8.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 5,620 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,060 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sutton Park, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Park | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m west |
| Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton Hall | Scheduled monument | 720 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Hill | Hill | 290 m north-east |
| The Common | Wood | 310 m south-east |
| The Alders | Wood | 800 m south |
| St John's Well Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Nickynack Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Townend Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 44 |
24 of the postcode's 44 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 8 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 Carr Lane.