# YO21

Postcode district covering Whitby, Castle Park and West Cliff, in North Yorkshire.

YO21 is a postcode district covering Whitby, Castle Park and West Cliff, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £266,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code YO21. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an YO21 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=YO21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 31% of people in YO21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=YO21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 220 homes were sold in YO21 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=YO21) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO21.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=YO21) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO21 had 13,761 usual residents at the census.

## How YO21 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | YO21 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £266,500 | 10th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 13,761 | 13th least populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 31% | joint 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 65.7% | 2nd lowest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO21 at a rate of 88.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 164 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (465), anti-social behaviour (282) and other crime (148).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO21 was 90.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in YO21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO21 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in YO21

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scarborough 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027837) | 1,306 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.2% |
| [Scarborough 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027839) | 1,931 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.3% |
| [Scarborough 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027871) | 1,558 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.7% |
| [Scarborough 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034972) | 2,111 | 288.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.6% |
| [Scarborough 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027813) | 1,887 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 4.9% |
| [Scarborough 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027822) | 1,381 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 4.5% |
| [Scarborough 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027841) | 1,285 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 12.7% |
| [Scarborough 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027838) | 1,583 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.9% |
| [Scarborough 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027865) | 1,159 | 349.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.2% |

## Your MP

- [Scarborough and Whitby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby): Alison Hume (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in YO21

[Esk Valley & Runswick Coast](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/esk-valley-and-runswick-coast), [Whitby South & East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/whitby-south-and-east), [Whitby West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/whitby-west)

## Postcode sectors in YO21

[YO21 1 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21-1), [YO21 2 (182 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21-2), [YO21 3 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21-3), [YO21 9 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21-9)

## Council

[North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Towns in YO21

[Whitby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitby)

## Postcode districts next to YO21

[TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [TS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts12), [TS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts13), [TS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts14), [YO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18), [YO22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo22), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62)

## Nearest rail stations

[Glaisdale (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.7938,54.4394), [Lealholm (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.8257,54.4606), [Egton (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.7615,54.4375)

## More in the YO postcode area

[All YO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## YO21 in brief

YO21 is a postcode district covering Whitby, Castle Park and West Cliff, in North Yorkshire.
About 13,792 people lived in YO21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £266,500 in 2025 across 220 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO21 was £266,500 in 2025.
YO21 had 13,761 usual residents at the census.
About 31% of people in YO21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO21, 65.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO21
- Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)
- Constituency: [Scarborough and Whitby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby)
- Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Area: 289 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,792*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 54

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[YO22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo22), [TS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts13), [TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62), [YO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18), [TS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts12)

## Latest updates for YO21

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/YO21

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21