YO26 5BL York
Live postcode, introduced January 2004. Ward: Westfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bramham Road, York: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (27% of about 670 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): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (1.0 km)
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 25 m above sea level.
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 | Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Chapelfields Shops | 30 m |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-York Front Street | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Medical Group | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gale Farm Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornlands Road Clinic | 860 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Foxwood, Foxwood | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Acomb Green 1.5 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Acomb Cricket 2.0 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,910 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m east |
| Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Hill | Hill | 470 m south-east |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Acomb Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| York Railway Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Hogg's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Bramham Road.