YO26 9TD North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Ouseburn. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Main Street, Little Ouseburn: 71 addresses
- Back Lane, Little Ouseburn: 5 addresses
- B6265, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- New Lane, 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: yes, Little Ouseburn (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- BEECH HOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS, grade II
- BROADLANDS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALL TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BROADLANDS FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 79 addresses are between 21 m and 41 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hall Little Ouseburn | 260 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Springbank Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boroughbridge Pharmacy | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Linton-On-Ouse Dental Centre | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Monicas Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Easingwold Police Station | 12 km (7.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Planting 1,630 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,230 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carriage Gates and Gate Piers, Pedestrian Gates, Screen Walls and Railings at New Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) east. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carriage Gates and Gate Piers, Pedestrian Gates, Screen Walls and Railings at New Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Thompson Mausoleum approximately twenty metres south west of the Church of The Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ouseburn Carr Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Elwick Carr Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Sleeper Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| The Dale | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 79 |
33 of the postcode's 79 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 North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Main Street.