YO7 3QP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Jamesville Way, Asenby: 21 addresses
- Whaites Lane, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Orchard Cottages, Asenby: 1 address
- A168, North Yorkshire: 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 C (25% of about 830 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 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 24 addresses are between 23 m and 27 m above sea level (26 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 | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jamesville Way Asenby | 90 m |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 37.6 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.4 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Topcliffe Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Topcliffe Dental Centre | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Lambert Memorial Community Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,470 m² | 50 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Topcliffe Bridge, a scheduled monument, 690 m (0.4 miles) north. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Bridge | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Belt | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Kibber Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| New Belt | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Rush Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 24 |
7 of the postcode's 24 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Jamesville Way.