YO8 9LB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brayton & Barlow. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 C (32% of about 900 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 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 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 5 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 51 addresses are between 7 m and 21 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 3.1 km |
| Hensall 580 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Whitley Bridge 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Mill Lane Brayton | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beech Tree Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Swan Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Selby Dental Care LTD | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Green 7,020 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,840 m² | 2.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Tunnel | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Brayton Barff | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Oakney Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Three Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Webster Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Selby Long Reach | Tidal water | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 51 |
6 of the postcode's 51 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 14% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 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 | 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 6 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.