YO8 4PW North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Selby East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Park Street, Selby: 28 addresses
- Abbey Yard, Selby: 19 addresses
- Bawtry Road, Selby: 5 addresses
- Back Park Street, 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 (60% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Selby Town (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- 13-17, PARK ROW, grade II
- 19-22 Abbey Yard, grade II
- 4-12, PARK STREET, grade II
- Former Bank Chambers at The Crescent, and 7-14 The Crescent, grade II
- Garden wall, piers, gate and railings to 6, The Crescent, grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk 42 metres south of South Transept door to Selby Minster, grade II
- THE LODGE, grade II
- THE MUSEUM HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Portholme Crescent, Selby: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Bridge Wharf, Ousegate: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Police Building south of Portholme Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Old Maltings Site, Ousegate: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land south of Portholme Road, Selby: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Former Civic Centre, Portholme Road, Selby: up to 103 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Selby-61, not permissioned (450 m)
- 21 - 23A Brook Street, Selby: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 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 14 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 13 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 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 220 m |
| Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Hensall 580 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Park Street Shelter Selby | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 130 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Posterngate Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Street Dental Practice | 0 m |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 950 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 220 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Selby Park 2.2 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and St Germain (Selby Abbey), a listed building (Grade I), 140 m north. 118 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and St Germain (Selby Abbey) | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north |
| Corunna House, 42 and 44 Ousegate | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-east |
| Abbots Staith Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| The Abbot's Staithes | Scheduled monument | 330 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Selby Long Reach | Tidal water | 820 m north-east |
| Willow Tree Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km east |
| Staynor Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Three Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Dawker Hill | Hill | 4.2 km north-west |
| Hining Marsh | Wetland | 4.3 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Park Street.