YO21 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO21 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO21
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
18.4%
Gigabit-capable
18.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1%
Broadband availability in the YO21 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 665 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.4%.
Around 1% of premises in YO21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in YO21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO21 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| YO21 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| YO21 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| YO21 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| YO21 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| YO21 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| YO21 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| YO21 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| YO21 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| YO21 1AR | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
22.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in YO21
Based on 167 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO21 is £250,000, down 5.7% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£365,000
31 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
45 sales
Terraced
£220,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Love Lane | YO21 3LJ |
| 18 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Park Terrace | YO21 1PN |
| 12 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Oswy Street | YO21 1PL |
| 11 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Richardsons Row | YO21 3QS |
| 6 May 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | Woodlands | YO21 1RY |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | St Hildas Terrace | YO21 3AE |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £212,000 | Terraced | Oswy Street | YO21 1PL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Bagdale | YO21 1QL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £112,500 | Flat | Abbey Terrace | YO21 3FH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Prospect Hill | YO21 1QD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Yorkshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Yorkshire district (615,491 residents, 274,381 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 23% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 7.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around YO21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitby School | Secondary | 11–19 | 975 | YO21 1LA |
| Stakesby Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 212 | YO21 1HY |
| Airy Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 185 | YO21 1PZ |
| West Cliff Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 159 | YO21 3EG |
| Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 79 | YO21 3RT |
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 46 | YO21 2DA |
| Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School | Primary | 5–11 | 44 | YO21 2NG |
| Egton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 42 | YO21 1UT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in YO21
318 rated food businesses operate in YO21. 253 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J's, Abbey House, Abbotsleigh, Airy Hill School, Al Taco.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO21
From a sample of 88 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 YO21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
15%
Band D
26%
Band E
23%
Band F
18%
Band G
10%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for North Yorkshire
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.