YO8 5AB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Selby East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Barlby Road, Barlby: 55 addresses
- Bank Road, Selby: 1 address
- Barlby Road, Selby: 1 address
- George Street, Selby: 1 address
- John Street, Selby: 1 address
- Ness Road, Selby: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Barlby Road, Selby: 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 A (64% 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
- Bridge Wharf, Ousegate: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Old Maltings Site, Ousegate: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Selby-27, permissioned (490 m)
- Friendship Inn, 58 Millgate, Selby: up to 6 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Depot, New Millgate, Selby: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land At Holme Lane, Coupland Road, Selby: up to 301 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Shipyard Road Pump Station, Shipyard Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Olympia Park, Barlby Road, Barlby: up to 863 homes, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 50 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 49 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 61 addresses are between 2 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 460 m |
| Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Hensall 580 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest River Street Selby | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 590 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Micklegate Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Posterngate Surgery | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Street Dental Practice | 550 m |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Exelby Services, Ingleby Arncliffe | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Waterfront Gardens 1,570 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bondgate Community Woodland 3.1 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,570 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.4 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 40 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 61 |
59 of the postcode's 61 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 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) | 49% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Barlby Road.