| Coordinates: | 54.424, -0.644 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 88 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01947 (Whitby) |
Esk Valley & Coast sits in North Yorkshire, England, where the lowland channel of the River Esk meets a rugged stretch of coast. The ward includes the rolling heather of the North York Moors fringes and the cliffs, beaches and harbours around Whitby, with the scenic Esk Valley Railway threading through small villages and hamlets.
It’s a place shaped by farming, past maritime industries and a buoyant visitor trade: walkers, birdwatchers and heritage tourists are drawn to the landscape and historic sites, while fishing and agriculture remain important locally. Like many rural coastal wards it balances the benefits of tourism with challenges around seasonal employment, local services and transport for scattered communities.
Postcode districts covering Esk Valley & Coast
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 24.8 miles40 km
- Scarborough 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Redcar 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Guisborough 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Ingleby Greenhow 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Whitby 3.4 miles5.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sneaton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sleights Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Briggswath Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Aislaby Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Lands common to Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Grosmont Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Whitby Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Fylingthorpe Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Goathland Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Fylingdales Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Esk Valley & Coast
YO22 5HL, YO22 4RU, YO21 1RS, YO22 4UB, YO22 5HS, YO21 1RR, YO22 5EP, YO22 5DL, YO22 4TH … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.1 miles51.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 56.4 miles90.7 km
- Sleights Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Goathland NYMR Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Schools in Esk Valley & Coast
- Sleights C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Goathland Primary School Primary
- Fyling Hall School Independent - all ages
- Hawsker Cum Stainsacre C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Fylingdales C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Egton C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Glaisdale Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mulgrave Castle Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Mulgrave Woods Forest 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Whitby Beach Beach 5 miles8.1 km
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 11 miles17.6 km
- Handale Priory Historic site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 14 miles22.6 km
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Star Carr Archaeological site 17.1 miles27.6 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 17.7 miles28.5 km