YO8 4DH North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Selby West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Johnson Street, Selby: 41 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 (98% of about 590 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
- Selby-53, permissioned (580 m)
- Selby-51, permissioned (590 m)
- 21 - 23A Brook Street, Selby: up to 9 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Selby-27, permissioned (750 m)
- Friendship Inn, 58 Millgate, Selby: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Depot, New Millgate, Selby: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Land At Holme Lane, Coupland Road, Selby: up to 301 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Former Civic Centre, Portholme Road, Selby: up to 103 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 38 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 41 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 40 low and 1 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (7 m on average).
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 | 1.2 km |
| Hensall 580 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Sherburn-In-Elmet 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Mormon Church Selby | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Micklegate Car Park | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Scott Road Medical Centre | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Scott Road Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice 51 Gowthorpe | 670 m |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Selby Flaxley Rd, Flaxley Road Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Abbot's Staithes, a scheduled monument, 920 m east. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbot's Staithes | Scheduled monument | 920 m east |
| Abbots Staith Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m east |
| Church of St Mary and St Germain (Selby Abbey) | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Selby Long Reach | Tidal water | 1.4 km east |
| Three Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Oakney Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Staynor Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Dawker Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north |
| Hining Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 41 |
1 of the postcode's 41 addresses is 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 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Johnson Street.