# YO21 1SZ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

YO21 1SZ 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 YO21 1SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [YO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21) › [YO21 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21-1)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Scarborough 002D: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **Sleights, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **No property in YO21 1SZ 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=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Scarborough 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at YO21 1SZ**: Superfast for 90%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at YO21 1SZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ
- **2.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sleights-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e121491) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £346,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 530 m |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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.

## Scarborough 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). Scarborough 002D has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,488th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Scarborough 002D was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,285** (2021). Scarborough 002D had 1,285 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,204th 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: 12.7%** (January 2026). In Scarborough 002D, 12.7% 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.

## YO21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £266,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO21 was £266,500 in 2025. 877th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,761** (2021). YO21 had 13,761 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 937th 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: 31%** (2022). About 31% of people in YO21 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: 65.7%** (January 2026). In YO21, 65.7% 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: 54.4663, -0.6832

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

## Your MP

- [Scarborough and Whitby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby): Alison Hume (Labour), 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=-0.6832,54.4663,YO211SZ

## How to cite

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