YO25 5XA East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Driffield and Rural. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- York Road, Little Driffield: 40 addresses
- Unnamed street near York Road, Little Driffield: 1 address
- Sykes Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 1 address
- A614, East Riding of Yorkshire: 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 B (40% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At Pinkneys Lane, Driffield: up to 15 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Land At Pinkneys Lane Driffield: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Land At Pinkneys Lane, Driffield: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 43 addresses are between 20 m and 24 m above sea level (22 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 | Driffield 275,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Nafferton 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Hutton Cranswick 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Little Driffield York Road | 130 m |
| Car parks | Cross Hill Car Park | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 48.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 80.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Medical Centre, Driffield | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Mill Street | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Street Dental Spa | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Alfred Bean Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Humberside Police Pond | 16.6 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 15 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,900 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 220 m² | 920 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Spellowgate Allotments 4.3 ha | 740 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-east |
| Eastern bowl barrow of a pair, 350m south east of Springwell Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Keld | Lake or reservoir | 550 m south-east |
| Bramble Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Kelleythorpe Trout Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Spellow Clump | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Kendale Bushes | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Slays Dale | Valley | 2.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 York Road.