YO62 5DR postcode in Helmsley, North Yorkshire

YO62 5DR is a postcode in Helmsley, in the Helmsley & Sinnington ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2012.

Flooding Low flood risk 6 of 9 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £458,000 Homes sold in YO62 5, last 12 months. ▲ 28.1% on the year before Nearest school Helmsley Community Primary School 400 m in a straight line

Where YO62 5DR is, and what is near it

Map of YO62 5DR and what is near it Map of YO62 5DR: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the YO62 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. YO62 5AA: also in YO62 5YO62 5AB: also in YO62 5YO62 5AD: also in YO62 5YO62 5AE: also in YO62 5YO62 5AF: also in YO62 5YO62 5AG: also in YO62 5YO62 5AH: also in YO62 5YO62 5AJ: also in YO62 5YO62 5AL: also in YO62 5YO62 5AN: also in YO62 5YO62 5AP: also in YO62 5YO62 5AQ: also in YO62 5YO62 5AS: also in YO62 5YO62 5AT: also in YO62 5YO62 5AU: also in YO62 5YO62 5AW: also in YO62 5YO62 5AX: also in YO62 5YO62 5AY: also in YO62 5YO62 5AZ: also in YO62 5YO62 5BA: also in YO62 5YO62 5BB: also in YO62 5YO62 5BD: also in YO62 5YO62 5BE: also in YO62 5YO62 5BG: also in YO62 5YO62 5BH: also in YO62 5YO62 5BJ: also in YO62 5YO62 5BL: also in YO62 5YO62 5BN: also in YO62 5YO62 5BP: also in YO62 5YO62 5BQ: also in YO62 5YO62 5BR: also in YO62 5YO62 5BU: also in YO62 5YO62 5BW: also in YO62 5YO62 5BX: also in YO62 5YO62 5BY: also in YO62 5YO62 5BZ: also in YO62 5YO62 5DA: also in YO62 5YO62 5DB: also in YO62 5YO62 5DD: also in YO62 5YO62 5DE: also in YO62 5YO62 5DF: also in YO62 5YO62 5DG: also in YO62 5YO62 5DH: also in YO62 5YO62 5DJ: also in YO62 5YO62 5DL: also in YO62 5YO62 5DN: also in YO62 5YO62 5DQ: also in YO62 5YO62 5DS: also in YO62 5YO62 5DT: also in YO62 5YO62 5DU: also in YO62 5YO62 5DW: also in YO62 5YO62 5DX: also in YO62 5YO62 5DY: also in YO62 5YO62 5DZ: also in YO62 5YO62 5EA: also in YO62 5YO62 5ES: also in YO62 5YO62 5ET: also in YO62 5YO62 5EU: also in YO62 5YO62 5EX: also in YO62 5YO62 5EY: also in YO62 5YO62 5EZ: also in YO62 5YO62 5FA: also in YO62 5YO62 5FD: also in YO62 5YO62 5FL: also in YO62 5YO62 5HA: also in YO62 5YO62 5HB: also in YO62 5YO62 5HD: also in YO62 5YO62 5HR: also in YO62 5YO62 5HS: also in YO62 5YO62 5HU: also in YO62 5 Ryedale School 4.3 km2 places, 4.5–8.7 kmAmpleforth College 5.0 kmHelmsley YO62 5DR Map of YO62 5DR and what is near it Map of YO62 5DR: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the YO62 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Ampleforth College 5.0 kmHelmsley YO62 5DR
  • YO62 5DR
  • Other postcodes in YO62 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.2455, longitude -1.0611)

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 YO62 5DR?

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 YO62 5DR?

Every home and business at YO62 5DR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Yorkshire: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North Yorkshire: 96%

The line marks the figure across North Yorkshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 YO62 5DR?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for YO62 5DR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for YO62 5DR 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 YO62 5DR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 9 homes and businesses at YO62 5DR. 6 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

9 homes and businesses at YO62 5DR Low: 6Not in an area at risk: 3

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 YO62 5DR: 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 YO62 5DR is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 09:41 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 09:41 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 YO62 5DR?

Homes in YO62 5 sold for a typical £458,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, up 28.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£458,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£357,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 28.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £515,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £470,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole YO62 district: a typical £315,000 from 127 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 YO62 5DR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO62 5DR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at YO62 5DR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at YO62 5DR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near YO62 5DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around YO62 5DR. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). 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 YO62 5DR

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 £5,089 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,544.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (9%)£1,696
Band Babout 160 (14%)£1,979
Band Cabout 210 (19%)£2,262
Band Dabout 230 (20%)£2,544
Band Eabout 220 (19%)£3,110
Band Fabout 130 (12%)£3,675
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£4,241
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 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 YO62 5DR is in (ONS area E01027780), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest open schools to YO62 5DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO62 5DR, 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 YO62 5DR?

There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of YO62 5DR.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Market Place, 87 m away.

More stations near YO62 5DR, 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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO62 5DR, 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.

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

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 YO62 5DR?

3 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of YO62 5DR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • North Yorkshire Council Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 75 kW 250 mWalk
  • North Yorkshire Council Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 75 kW 250 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 250 mWalk

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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest to the centre of YO62 5DR, 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 YO62 5DR?

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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO62 5DR, 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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO62 5DR, 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 YO62 5DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO62 5DR 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 YO62 5DR in a conservation area?

The centre of YO62 5DR is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 YO62 5DR?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO62 5DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

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 YO62 5DR

Ward
Helmsley & Sinnington
Parish
Helmsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Helmsley
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 2012

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

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YO62 5BN30 mYO62 4YT50 mYO62 5AB50 mYO62 5BG60 mYO62 5BL70 mYO62 5DZ70 m
All of YO62

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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