YO12 5ED postcode in Scarborough, North Yorkshire

YO12 5ED is a postcode in Scarborough, in the Castle ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Scarborough and Whitby parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 78% of homes and businesses at YO12 5ED can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £217,500 Homes sold in YO12 5, last 12 months. ▲ 6.1% on the year before Nearest station Scarborough 350 m in a straight line

Where YO12 5ED is, and what is near it

Map of YO12 5ED and what is near it Map of YO12 5ED: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the YO12 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. YO12 5AA: also in YO12 5YO12 5AB: also in YO12 5YO12 5AD: also in YO12 5YO12 5AE: also in YO12 5YO12 5AF: also in YO12 5YO12 5AG: also in YO12 5YO12 5AH: also in YO12 5YO12 5AJ: also in YO12 5YO12 5AL: also in YO12 5YO12 5AQ: also in YO12 5YO12 5AR: also in YO12 5YO12 5AT: also in YO12 5YO12 5AW: also in YO12 5YO12 5AX: also in YO12 5YO12 5AZ: also in YO12 5YO12 5BA: also in YO12 5YO12 5BB: also in YO12 5YO12 5BD: also in YO12 5YO12 5BE: also in YO12 5YO12 5BH: also in YO12 5YO12 5BL: also in YO12 5YO12 5BN: also in YO12 5YO12 5BP: also in YO12 5YO12 5BW: also in YO12 5YO12 5EA: also in YO12 5YO12 5EG: also in YO12 5YO12 5EL: also in YO12 5YO12 5EN: also in YO12 5YO12 5EP: also in YO12 5YO12 5ER: also in YO12 5YO12 5ES: also in YO12 5YO12 5ET: also in YO12 5YO12 5EU: also in YO12 5YO12 5EW: also in YO12 5YO12 5EX: also in YO12 5YO12 5EY: also in YO12 5YO12 5EZ: also in YO12 5YO12 5HA: also in YO12 5YO12 5HB: also in YO12 5YO12 5HD: also in YO12 5YO12 5HE: also in YO12 5YO12 5JN: also in YO12 5YO12 5JR: also in YO12 5YO12 5JU: also in YO12 5YO12 5JW: also in YO12 5YO12 5JX: also in YO12 5YO12 5JY: also in YO12 5YO12 5JZ: also in YO12 5YO12 5LD: also in YO12 5YO12 5LE: also in YO12 5YO12 5LZ: also in YO12 5YO12 5ND: also in YO12 5YO12 5NE: also in YO12 5YO12 5NF: also in YO12 5YO12 5NW: also in YO12 5YO12 5PU: also in YO12 5YO12 5PX: also in YO12 5YO12 5PY: also in YO12 5YO12 5PZ: also in YO12 5YO12 5QB: also in YO12 5YO12 5QD: also in YO12 5YO12 5QE: also in YO12 5YO12 5QF: also in YO12 5YO12 5QH: also in YO12 5YO12 5QJ: also in YO12 5YO12 5QN: also in YO12 5YO12 5QQ: also in YO12 5YO12 5QR: also in YO12 5YO12 5QS: also in YO12 5YO12 5QT: also in YO12 5YO12 5QU: also in YO12 5YO12 5QW: also in YO12 5YO12 5TW: also in YO12 5 2 places, 950 m–4.3 kmSchool 1.1 kmFalsgrave & Stepney YO12 5ED Map of YO12 5ED and what is near it Map of YO12 5ED: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the YO12 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 950 m–4.3 kmFalsgrave & Stepney YO12 5ED
  • YO12 5ED
  • Other postcodes in YO12 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.2789, longitude -0.4107)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after YO12 5ED?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at YO12 5ED?

Every home and business at YO12 5ED can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 78% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

YO12 5ED 78% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

YO12 5ED 100% North Yorkshire 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at YO12 5ED?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for YO12 5ED today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is YO12 5ED at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include YO12 5ED.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for YO12 5ED: 10,517 properties in North Yorkshire are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for North Yorkshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of YO12 5ED is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near YO12 5ED?

Homes in YO12 5 sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 115 sales, up 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£217,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£205,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £310,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £222,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £150,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £100,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole YO12 district: a typical £181,750 from 524 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in YO12 5ED

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in YO12 5ED from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 July 2026. The middle sale was £212,000, from £165,000 to £260,000. Across YO12 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £217,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near YO12 5ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around YO12 5ED. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (85%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around YO12 5ED

Band D in North Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,544. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,696 (band A) to £2,262 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,696.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 650 (77%)£1,696
Band Babout 170 (20%)£1,979
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,262
Band Dwithheld£2,544
Band Efewer than 5£3,110
Band Ffewer than 5£3,675
Band Gfewer than 5£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 85% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for North Yorkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of YO12 5ED is in (ONS area E01027812), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest open schools to YO12 5ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO12 5ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to YO12 5ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO12 5ED is Scarborough Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Scarborough Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Seamer Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St John's Road, 284 m away.

More stations near YO12 5ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO12 5ED, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near YO12 5ED?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of YO12 5ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers 450 mWalk
  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest to the centre of YO12 5ED, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to YO12 5ED?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO12 5ED, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO12 5ED, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near YO12 5ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO12 5ED on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is YO12 5ED in a conservation area?

The centre of YO12 5ED is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near YO12 5ED?

Police.uk records 662 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO12 5ED in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences240 reports
Anti-social behaviour223 reports
Public order48 reports
Shoplifting43 reports
Criminal damage and arson39 reports
Other theft27 reports

Also: drugs 15, burglary 6, vehicle crime 6, other crime 6, possession of weapons 4, robbery 3, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for YO12 5ED

Ward
Castle
Parish
Scarborough
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Scarborough
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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YO12 7BY30 mYO12 5AR30 mYO12 7BX60 mYO12 7EG80 mYO12 7EQ100 mYO12 5EA100 m
All of YO12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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