YO7 1WH

Sowerby & Topcliffe · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Postcode district
YO7
Postcode sector
YO7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO7 1GP 14 m
YO7 1LT 33 m
YO7 1LU 33 m
YO7 1TJ 46 m
YO7 1GZ 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO7 1WH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2016
Terminated
1 February 2016
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO7
Postcode sector
YO7 1
Latitude
54.231636
Longitude
-1.341909
British National Grid easting
442,997
British National Grid northing
481,968

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007263
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00140643
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 008A · E01027620
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 008 · E02005757

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    535 m
  2. Sowerby Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    653 m
  3. Thirsk Community Primary School

    Community school

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 39
  • Shoplifting 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
YO7 1 residents
8,887

Age bands in YO7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,279 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

894 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

2,033 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,685 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

2,507 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAMBERT MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, THIRSK, YO7 1LU

    ODS code B82042

    33 m

  • THIRSK DOCTORS SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, CHAPEL STREET, THIRSK, YO7 1LG

    ODS code B82049

    96 m

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Thirsk

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco Store

    BCT · Thirsk

    0.2 miles
  • Sowerby Terrace

    BCT · Thirsk

    0.2 miles
  • The Maltings

    BCT · Thirsk

    0.2 miles
  • Hambleton Drive

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 008A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,967 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 535 m.

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

Recorded crime

735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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