YO8 6DH East Riding of Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Howdenshire. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Clay Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 97 addresses
- Ferry Lane, Breighton: 11 addresses
- The Poachers, Breighton: 6 addresses
- Gunby Road, East Riding of Yorkshire: 3 addresses
- Lund Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Willitoft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Clay Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Clay Lane, East Riding of Yorkshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Clay Lane, Breighton: 1 address
- North View Cottages, Breighton: 1 address
- Follet Close, Breighton: 1 address
- Manor Fields, Breighton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (20% of about 860 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
- Disused Camp Site, Clay Lane, Breighton, Breighton: up to 7 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Disused Camp Site, Clay Lane, Breighton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (120 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 80 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 147 addresses are between 3 m and 8 m above sea level (6 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 | Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Howden 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Selby 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Breighton Sand Lane | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 9.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 45.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Howden Medical Practice | 6.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.8 km |
| NHS dentists | B & R Dental Care | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | Goole & District Hospital | 9.7 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 9.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Selby Bubwith Main Street, Bubwith Cashzone | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Toll Bridge Picnic Site 3,740 m² | 2.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 2.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Highfield Road Allotments 5,980 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East and West Reach | Lake or reservoir | 850 m south-west |
| Wressle Clough | Valley | 1.3 km south |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Duffield Carrs Clough | Tidal water | 3.2 km north |
| Giant Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north |
| Asselby Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 109 | 147 |
38 of the postcode's 147 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 34% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 Clay Lane.