YO8 3AT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced May 2016. Ward: Selby West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coupland Road, Selby: 9 addresses
- Holme Lane, Selby: 2 addresses
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 A (58% of about 530 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 Holme Lane, Coupland Road, Selby: up to 301 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Depot, New Millgate, Selby: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Friendship Inn, 58 Millgate, Selby: up to 6 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Selby-27, permissioned (300 m)
- Bridge Wharf, Ousegate: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Old Maltings Site, Ousegate: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Land at Portholme Crescent, Selby: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Selby-53, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
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: 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 addresses are about 6 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 | Selby 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Hensall 580 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Yew Tree Close Selby | 430 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 860 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Micklegate Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Scott Road Medical Centre | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Lane Dental Care | 690 m |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Exelby Services, Ingleby Arncliffe | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Bondgate Community Woodland 3.1 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,570 m² | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Abbot's Staithes, a scheduled monument, 430 m south. 113 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbot's Staithes | Scheduled monument | 430 m south |
| Abbots Staith Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south |
| Corunna House, 42 and 44 Ousegate | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south |
| Church of St Mary and St Germain (Selby Abbey) | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Selby Long Reach | Tidal water | 570 m east |
| Staynor Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Three Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Hining Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km north |
| Dawker Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-west |
| Goaling March Clough | Valley | 4.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the postcode's 11 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Coupland Road.