YO7 4JL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lowfields Lane, Pickhill: 17 addresses
- Lowfields Lane, Pickhill: 4 addresses
- Swainby Lane, Pickhill: 1 address
- The Green, Pickhill: 1 address
- Street Lane, Pickhill: 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 (22% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pickhill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 24 addresses are between 25 m and 29 m above sea level (27 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 | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km |
| Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Nags Head Pickhill | 170 m |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 6.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 29.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 44.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Thirsk Doctors Surgery | 8.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 8.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Leeming Dental Centre | 5.8 km |
| Hospital | Lambert Memorial Community Hospital | 8.4 km |
| Police station | Police Flight | 7.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 5,490 m² | 80 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 50 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| Money Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 200 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Money Hill | Hill | 110 m north |
| Old Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 270 m north-east |
| Pasture Hill | Hill | 540 m west |
| Batts Hill | Hill | 660 m south |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Eller Bottoms | Valley | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 24 |
4 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 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 | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lowfields Lane.