YO7 3WX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO7 3TY 70 m
YO7 3AA 120 m
YO7 3TW 132 m
YO7 3BT 311 m
YO7 3TE 340 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO7 3WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO7
Postcode sector
YO7 3
Latitude
54.227757
Longitude
-1.327767
British National Grid easting
443,923
British National Grid northing
481,545

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
E00140650
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 009F · E01034960
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 009 · E02005758

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Thirsk Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Sowerby Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
583
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 225
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Public order 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
YO7 3 residents
5,995

Age bands in YO7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

567 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

1,777 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,429 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

936 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

  • THIRSK DOCTORS SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, CHAPEL STREET, THIRSK, YO7 1LG

    ODS code B82049

    1.0 km

  • LAMBERT MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHAPEL STREET, THIRSK, YO7 1LU

    ODS code B82042

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • York Road

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.2 miles
  • York Road

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.2 miles
  • Hambleton Place

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.5 miles
  • Byland Avenue

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.5 miles
  • Hambleton Avenue

    BCT · Old Thirsk

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,685 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thirsk Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

583 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 225 events.

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