Rawcliffe and Clifton Without form a largely suburban ward to the north‑west of York, sitting beside stretches of the River Ouse and low‑lying green corridors. The area mixes interwar and postwar housing with newer developments and benefits from accessible riverside paths and open spaces such as Rawcliffe Country Park, while the nearby Clifton Moor area provides larger retail and business parks that shape the local landscape.
Locally the ward has a quiet, community‑focused feel with schools, sports clubs and village‑style amenities alongside commuter links into the city and the outer ring road. Historically centred on the former village of Rawcliffe, it has gradually suburbanised but still retains pockets of natural habitat and a strong neighbourhood identity, making it a mix of residential convenience and pleasant riverside countryside on the edge of York.
Postcode districts covering Rawcliffe & Clifton Without
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 21.8 miles
- York 1.8 miles
- Harrogate 17.7 miles
- Castleford 20.4 miles
- Pontefract 21.7 miles
- Yeadon 24.5 miles
- Selby 14 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.4 miles
- Goole 21.3 miles
- Horsforth 23.9 miles
- Ripon 20.2 miles
- Kippax 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clifton Without Parish 0.2 miles
- Rawcliffe Parish 0.3 miles
- Clifton Ward 0.9 miles
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 1 mile
- Acomb Ward 1.5 miles
- Skelton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Holgate Ward 1.7 miles
- Guildhall Ward 1.7 miles
- New Earswick Parish 1.7 miles
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- York Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Huntington Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Rawcliffe & Clifton Without
YO30 6QL, YO30 5SW, YO30 4UQ, YO30 5WN, YO30 5UU, YO30 6RE, YO30 5FP, YO30 6BL, YO30 5GB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.8 miles
- York Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Poppleton Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 1.2 miles
- The Grand, York 5 1.8 miles
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 1.3 miles
- The Minster Hotel York 3 1.4 miles
- Golden Fleece York 3 1.9 miles
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Hedley House Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- Moxy York 4 2 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 2.4 miles
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 2.1 miles
Schools in Rawcliffe & Clifton Without
- Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Primary
- Lakeside Primary Academy Primary
- Vale of York Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 1.1 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 3 miles
- Wentworth College College 3.2 miles
- University of York University 3.2 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.3 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 7.2 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9.1 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 12.6 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.7 miles