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 miles35.1 km
- York 1.8 miles3 km
- Harrogate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Castleford 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Pontefract 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Yeadon 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Selby 14 miles22.5 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Goole 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Horsforth 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Ripon 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Kippax 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Clifton Without Parish 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Rawcliffe Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Clifton Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Nether Poppleton Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Acomb Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Skelton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Holgate Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Guildhall Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- New Earswick Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Upper Poppleton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- York Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Huntington Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Rawcliffe & Clifton Without
YO30 6RG, YO30 6NU, YO30 5TN, YO30 6PD, YO30 5FE, YO30 5FT, YO30 4DE, YO30 4YL, YO30 5RQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.8 miles56 km
- York Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Poppleton Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Rawcliffe & Clifton Without Ad
- Clementine's Guest House 5 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Grand, York 5 1.8 miles2.8 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Moxy York 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Churchill Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
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 miles1.8 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 3 miles4.8 km
- Wentworth College College 3.2 miles5.1 km
- University of York University 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Castle Howard Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Castle Howard Country house 12.7 miles20.4 km