YO61 2RH postcode in North Yorkshire, England

YO61 2RH is a postcode in North Yorkshire, in the Wathvale & Bishop Monkton ward. It is in the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1998.

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 100% of homes and businesses at YO61 2RH can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £450,000 Homes sold in YO61 2, last 12 months. ▼ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Thirsk 10.4 km in a straight line

Where YO61 2RH is, and what is near it

Map of YO61 2RH and what is near it Map of YO61 2RH: its centre point, with the 77 other postcodes in the YO61 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. YO61 2AA: also in YO61 2YO61 2AB: also in YO61 2YO61 2AD: also in YO61 2YO61 2NP: also in YO61 2YO61 2NQ: also in YO61 2YO61 2NR: also in YO61 2YO61 2NU: also in YO61 2YO61 2NW: also in YO61 2YO61 2NX: also in YO61 2YO61 2NY: also in YO61 2YO61 2NZ: also in YO61 2YO61 2PA: also in YO61 2YO61 2PB: also in YO61 2YO61 2PD: also in YO61 2YO61 2PE: also in YO61 2YO61 2PF: also in YO61 2YO61 2PG: also in YO61 2YO61 2PH: also in YO61 2YO61 2PN: also in YO61 2YO61 2PQ: also in YO61 2YO61 2PZ: also in YO61 2YO61 2QA: also in YO61 2YO61 2QB: also in YO61 2YO61 2QD: also in YO61 2YO61 2QJ: also in YO61 2YO61 2QL: also in YO61 2YO61 2QN: also in YO61 2YO61 2QW: also in YO61 2YO61 2RJ: also in YO61 2YO61 2RL: also in YO61 2YO61 2RN: also in YO61 2YO61 2RQ: also in YO61 2YO61 2RR: also in YO61 2YO61 2SB: also in YO61 2 2 places, 1.8–5.3 kmChurch Lane Surgery 5.9 kmMillfield Surgery 9.8 kmCattal station 15.6 kmHillside & Raskelf YO61 2RH Map of YO61 2RH and what is near it Map of YO61 2RH: its centre point, with the 77 other postcodes in the YO61 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Thirsk station 10.4 kmHillside & Raskelf YO61 2RH
  • YO61 2RH
  • Other postcodes in YO61 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.1369, longitude -1.3418)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after YO61 2RH?

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 YO61 2RH?

Every home and business at YO61 2RH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

YO61 2RH 100% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

YO61 2RH 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 YO61 2RH?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for YO61 2RH.

Check the bin days for YO61 2RH on BinDayBuddy

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 YO61 2RH 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 YO61 2RH.

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 YO61 2RH: 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 YO61 2RH is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 21:44 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:44 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near YO61 2RH?

Homes in YO61 2 sold for a typical £450,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, down 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£450,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£462,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £517,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole YO61 district: a typical £403,100 from 186 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 YO61 2RH

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in YO61 2RH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 April 2026. 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 YO61 2RH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around YO61 2RH. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (34%). 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 YO61 2RH

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 £4,241 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,110.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,696
Band Babout 240 (21%)£1,979
Band Cabout 190 (17%)£2,262
Band Dabout 170 (15%)£2,544
Band Eabout 250 (22%)£3,110
Band Fabout 170 (15%)£3,675
Band Gabout 80 (7%)£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 34% 2020 or later

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 YO61 2RH is in (ONS area E01027687), 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 YO61 2RH?

The nearest open schools to YO61 2RH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO61 2RH, 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 YO61 2RH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO61 2RH is Thirsk Rail Station, 10.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Thirsk Rail Station Railway station 10.4 kmDrive
  • Cattal Rail Station Railway station 15.6 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near YO61 2RH, 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 YO61 2RH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO61 2RH, 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 YO61 2RH?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of YO61 2RH on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 YO61 2RH?

The nearest to the centre of YO61 2RH, 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 YO61 2RH?

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 vets are near YO61 2RH?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO61 2RH 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 YO61 2RH in a conservation area?

The centre of YO61 2RH 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 YO61 2RH?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of YO61 2RH in the latest month it has published.

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 YO61 2RH

Ward
Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Parish
Thornton Bridge
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1998

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

YO61 2QD760 mYO61 2RJ880 mYO61 2SB1.2 kmYO61 2QB1.2 kmYO61 2AD1.3 kmYO61 2RL1.3 km
All of YO61

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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