YO7 2NJ North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillside & Raskelf. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Upsall Lane, North Yorkshire: 10 addresses
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 (23% of about 880 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 10 addresses are between 38 m and 40 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 40%, ultrafast 30%, gigabit 30% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Stockton Road South Kilvington | 160 m |
| Car parks | Marage Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 29.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lambert Medical Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Lambert Memorial Community Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 11.3 km |
| Cash machines | Penny Petroleum - Thirsk Service Station | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 3,500 m² | 70 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 90 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfrid, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| A moated site 100m east of St Mary Magdalene's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Underwood Plantation | Wood | 850 m west |
| Ridsdale Hill | Hill | 930 m north |
| Bown Crofts Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Pickering Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Moat Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 10 |
9 of the postcode's 10 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 Upsall Lane.