| Postcode | YO7 1QA | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Thirsk | 
| Nearest station | Thirsk (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Gravel Hole Lane (SE) 
Back Lane (NW) 
Crown & Anchor (NW) 
Crown & Anchor (W) 
St Oswalds Church (S) 
Post Office (S) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby 
                            2 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby 
                            3 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby 
                            4 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 54.223293 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.339634 | |
| Easting | 443153 | |
| Northing | 481043 | |
| Grid reference | SE431810 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 608248 6009638 | |
| what3words | likening.octopus.dime | |
| FixPhrase | crumb macarena shifty tucking | |
| Plus code | 9C6W6MF6+84 | |
| Altitude | 36 metres (118 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:13 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:26 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 45.2 KMs (28.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Sowerby | E04007263 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Sowerby & Topcliffe | E05014322 | 
| Unitary Authority | North Yorkshire | E06000065 | 
| County | North Yorkshire | E10000023 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Thirsk and Malton | E14001544 | 
| MP | Kevin Hollinrake | Conservative | 
| Police force | North Yorkshire | |
| Water company | Yorkshire Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | North Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | July 1995 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting | |
| Built up area (2024) | Sowerby | E63007548 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00140651 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Hambleton 009F | E01034960 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Hambleton 009A | E01027621 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Thirsk South & Coxwold | E02005758 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Thirsk South & Coxwold | E02005758 | 
| Travel to work area | Northallerton | E30000246 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2024 | £310,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2019 | £242,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £119,500 | |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £67,750 | |
| 1 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2015 | £245,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £220,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2003 | £160,250 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £117,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1999 | £74,000 | |
| 3 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2014 | £188,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2006 | £199,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £70,000 | |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 1996 | £64,000 | |
| 4 Melrose Gardens, Sowerby | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2009 | £225,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £140,000 | |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1995 | £80,000 |