YO12 5YH

Woodlands · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
YO12
Postcode sector
YO12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO12 5TP 64 m
YO12 5TR 98 m
YO12 5TT 102 m
YO12 6QT 114 m
YO12 5TU 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO12 5YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO12
Postcode sector
YO12 5
Latitude
54.275738
Longitude
-0.438129
British National Grid easting
501,800
British National Grid northing
487,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Woodlands · E05014338
Parish or community
E04013503
Westminster constituency
Scarborough and Whitby · E14001461
Output area
E00142008
Lower layer super output area
Scarborough 009F · E01027873
Middle layer super output area
Scarborough 009 · E02005803

Postcode source versions

Explore YO12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Scarborough Sixth Form College

    Further education

    482 m
  2. Graham School

    Academy sponsor led

    488 m
  3. The Woodlands Academy

    Academy special converter

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 471
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Criminal damage and arson 111
  • Other theft 59
  • Public order 59

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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAXBY GROUP SCARBOROUGH

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

    ODS code B82038

    1.9 km

  • BROOK SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82088

    2.0 km

  • HACKNESS ROAD SURGERY

    19 HACKNESS ROAD, NEWBY, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 5SD

    ODS code B82106

    2.2 km

  • SCARBOROUGH MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B82054

    2.3 km

  • CASTLE HEALTH CENTRE

    3-4 YORK PLACE, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 2NP

    ODS code Y02669

    2.3 km

  • EASTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 HIGH STREET, EASTFIELD, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3LJ

    ODS code B82024

    4.9 km

  • AYTON AND SNAINTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 53 PICKERING ROAD, WEST AYTON, SCARBOROUGH, YO13 9JF

    ODS code B82063

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Coverdale Drive

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlands Cemetery

    BCT · Throxenby

    0.2 miles
  • Leppington Drive

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles
  • Hovingham Drive

    BCT · Throxenby

    0.2 miles
  • Graham School Stand 7

    BCT · Throxenby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Scarborough 009F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,418 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Scarborough Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 482 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 471 events.

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