HU17 8RY East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beverley Rural. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- East End, Walkington: 35 addresses
- Coppleflat Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near East End, Walkington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (25% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Walkington, Walkington (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 40 West End, Walkington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 43 m and 54 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beverley 754,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cottingham 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Arram 1,030 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Walkington East End | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Beverley Bus Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 28.6 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 77.7 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Fire Station Surgery | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Castle Hill Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Beverley Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Bishop Burton College, Bishop Burton Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Townend Park 6,440 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Isbel Lane Allotments 1.0 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| 'Cellar Heads' moated site and related ridge and furrow earthworks at Risby Park, 700m north west of Risby Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Risby Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 40 m |
| Red Yats Paddock | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Walkington Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Briarpit Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Westmill Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Blackmeredale Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 38 |
30 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Riding of Yorkshire: see them on the East Riding of Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on East End.