YO8 3TX North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Cawood & Escrick. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ryther Road, Cawood: 3 addresses
- Stockbridge House, Cawood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ryther Road, Cawood: 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 E (21% of about 850 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 8 m and 9 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ulleskelf 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km |
| Church Fenton 159,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Sherburn-In-Elmet 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 8.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sherburn Group Practice | 7.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Thorpe Willoughby Pharmacy | 7.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice 51 Gowthorpe | 7.7 km |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 7.9 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 7.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 80 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,260 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Nun Appleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Lawn Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Northingales Fish Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Cawood Ness | Tidal water | 1.9 km east |
| Willow Garth | Hill | 3.0 km north-east |
| Great Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km north-west |
| Stillingfleet Clough | Valley | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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 Ryther Road.