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YO12 5AR

Castle · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby
Postcode district
YO12
Postcode sector
YO12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO12 5ED 26 m
YO12 7BY 39 m
YO12 7BX 80 m
YO12 5EA 94 m
YO12 7EG 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO12 5AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO12
Postcode sector
YO12 5
Latitude
54.278718
Longitude
-0.410354
British National Grid easting
503,601
British National Grid northing
488,172

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014262
Parish or community
E04013503
Westminster constituency
Scarborough and Whitby · E14001461
Output area
E00141671
Lower layer super output area
Scarborough 008C · E01027812
Middle layer super output area
Scarborough 008 · E02005802

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
13
Secondary
5

  1. Childhaven Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    131 m

  2. Gladstone Road Primary School

    Community school

    219 m

  3. Westwood Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    327 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,449
  • Anti social behaviour 1,158
  • Shoplifting 943
  • Criminal damage and arson 524
  • Public order 400

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
YO12 5 residents
9,184

Age bands in YO12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

1,195 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

753 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,730 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,600 residents

Age 65 and over
30.2%

2,722 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • HAXBY GROUP SCARBOROUGH

    LAWRENCE HOUSE MED CTR, 1A BELGRAVE CRESCENT, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 1UB

    ODS code B82038

    160 m

  • BROOK SQUARE SURGERY

    TRAFALGAR HOUSE, 41-44 TRAFALGAR STREET WEST, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 7AS

    ODS code B82088

    350 m

  • CASTLE HEALTH CENTRE

    3-4 YORK PLACE, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 2NP

    ODS code Y02669

    514 m

  • SCARBOROUGH MEDICAL GROUP

    DANES DYKE SURGERY, 463A SCALBY ROAD, NEWBY, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 6UA

    ODS code B82054

    2.8 km

  • HACKNESS ROAD SURGERY

    19 HACKNESS ROAD, NEWBY, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 5SD

    ODS code B82106

    2.9 km

  • EASTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 HIGH STREET, EASTFIELD, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3LJ

    ODS code B82024

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Scarborough

    0.2 miles

  • St John's Road

    BCT · Falsgrave

    0.2 miles

  • Falsgrave Road

    BCT · Falsgrave

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station Stop V

    BCT · Scarborough

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station Stop U

    BCT · Scarborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Scarborough 008C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,448 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Childhaven Community Nursery School is the nearest published school at 131 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 543.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,449 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.