# DL7 8RQ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

DL7 8RQ is a postcode in North Yorkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Yorkshire. Open the map at DL7 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [DL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7) › [DL7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Hambleton 012E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **Northallerton, 360 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **No property in DL7 8RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Hambleton 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL7 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL7 8RQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e147276) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broomfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomfield-school-e151399) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Northallerton School & Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northallerton-school-and-sixth-form-college-e146969) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Romanby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/romanby-primary-school-e121312) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mill Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-hill-primary-school-e149551) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Applegarth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/applegarth-primary-school-e121308) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hambleton-richmondshire-pupil-referral-service-e135850) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Alverton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alverton-primary-school-e121368) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £337,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £283,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £132,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £347,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £241,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Northallerton (360 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MOWBRAY HOUSE SURGERY (500 m); MAYFORD HOUSE SURGERY (730 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (500 m); WELL (790 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTH PARADE DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m); ORCHARD HOUSE DENTAL CARE (720 m); ASHBY & ATKINSON DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Northallerton (410 m, Morrisons); Co-op Northallerton (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Northallerton Superstore (780 m, Tesco); Iceland Northallerton (830 m, Iceland); Lidl Northallerton East Road (870 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,463** (July 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,463 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hambleton 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Hambleton 012E has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £257,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hambleton 012E was £257,500 in 2025. Joint 12,249th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,426** (2021). Hambleton 012E had 1,426 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,403rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Hambleton 012E, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL7 was £249,750 in 2025. 748th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,085** (2021). DL7 had 16,085 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,060th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in DL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.0%** (January 2026). In DL7, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Centre: 54.3314, -1.4365

Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4365,54.3314,DL78RQ

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