YO26 6DA York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Rural West York. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Station Road, Upper Poppleton: 3 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 C (36% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Upper Poppleton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- MANOR FARMHOUSE AND GATES AND RAILINGS, grade II
- Upper Poppleton War Memorial, grade II
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 18 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 | 420 m |
| York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Long Ridge Lane West Upper Poppleton | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | York GP Extended Access (Nimbuscare) | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Citywide Health-Poppleton Pharmacy | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Nether Poppleton - Great North Way PFS, Nether Popperton Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 2,960 m² | 50 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,700 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nether Poppleton medieval moated site, fishponds and earthworks around and associated with St Everilda's Church, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Poppleton medieval moated site, fishponds and earthworks around and associated with St Everilda's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Poppleton Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 1.7 km east |
| Poppleton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Clifton Ings Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-east |
| Poplar Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Station Road.