YO26 9AF North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced April 2023. Ward: Ouseburn. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- B6265, North Yorkshire: 6 addresses
- Brunsell Lane, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Meadow Gardens, Little Ouseburn: 1 address
- B6265, North Yorkshire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (19% of about 830 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 32 m and 49 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Village Green Little Ouseburn | 270 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 29.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Springbank Surgery | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boroughbridge Pharmacy | 7.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Linton-On-Ouse Dental Centre | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | St Monicas Hospital | 12.6 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Easingwold Police Station | 12.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Planting 1,630 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,230 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sleeper Hill | Hill | 610 m south |
| Brunsell Hill | Hill | 800 m north-west |
| Ouseburn Carr Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| The Dale | Valley | 1.1 km north-west |
| Elwick Carr Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 of the postcode's 10 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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 7 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 B6265.