YO1 8AR postcode in York, England

YO1 8AR is a postcode in York, in the Guildhall ward. It is in the York Central parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1998.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses at YO1 8AR can get it Across York: 90% Typical price £295,250 Homes sold in the YO1 district, last 12 months. ▲ 0.5% on the year before Nearest station York 750 m in a straight line

Where YO1 8AR is, and what is near it

Map of YO1 8AR and what is near it Map of YO1 8AR: its centre point, with the 62 other postcodes in the YO1 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. YO1 8AA: also in YO1 8YO1 8AB: also in YO1 8YO1 8AD: also in YO1 8YO1 8AJ: also in YO1 8YO1 8AN: also in YO1 8YO1 8AQ: also in YO1 8YO1 8AS: also in YO1 8YO1 8AW: also in YO1 8YO1 8AX: also in YO1 8YO1 8AZ: also in YO1 8YO1 8BA: also in YO1 8YO1 8BB: also in YO1 8YO1 8BE: also in YO1 8YO1 8BG: also in YO1 8YO1 8BH: also in YO1 8YO1 8BL: also in YO1 8YO1 8BN: also in YO1 8YO1 8BP: also in YO1 8YO1 8BW: also in YO1 8YO1 8HX: also in YO1 8YO1 8NB: also in YO1 8YO1 8ND: also in YO1 8YO1 8NL: also in YO1 8YO1 8NN: also in YO1 8YO1 8NQ: also in YO1 8YO1 8NS: also in YO1 8YO1 8NW: also in YO1 8YO1 8QF: also in YO1 8YO1 8QG: also in YO1 8YO1 8QJ: also in YO1 8YO1 8QN: also in YO1 8YO1 8QP: also in YO1 8YO1 8QR: also in YO1 8YO1 8QT: also in YO1 8YO1 8QU: also in YO1 8YO1 8RA: also in YO1 8YO1 8RJ: also in YO1 8YO1 8RL: also in YO1 8YO1 8RN: also in YO1 8YO1 8RR: also in YO1 8YO1 8RS: also in YO1 8YO1 8RT: also in YO1 8YO1 8RU: also in YO1 8YO1 8RW: also in YO1 8YO1 8RX: also in YO1 8YO1 8RY: also in YO1 8YO1 8RZ: also in YO1 8YO1 8SE: also in YO1 8YO1 8SG: also in YO1 8YO1 8SH: also in YO1 8YO1 8SJ: also in YO1 8YO1 8SL: also in YO1 8YO1 8SQ: also in YO1 8YO1 8SR: also in YO1 8YO1 8ST: also in YO1 8YO1 8SU: also in YO1 8YO1 8SW: also in YO1 8YO1 8SZ: also in YO1 8YO1 8XJ: also in YO1 8YO1 8XS: also in YO1 8YO1 8ZQ: also in YO1 8YO1 8ZW: also in YO1 8 Dalton Terrace Surgery 1.3 kmYork Medical Group 2.5 kmPoppleton station 4.6 kmGuildhall YO1 8AR Map of YO1 8AR and what is near it Map of YO1 8AR: its centre point, with the 62 other postcodes in the YO1 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. York YO1 8AR
  • YO1 8AR
  • Other postcodes in YO1 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.9610, longitude -1.0827)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after YO1 8AR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at YO1 8AR?

50% of the homes and businesses at YO1 8AR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

YO1 8AR 50% York 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

YO1 8AR 50% York 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at YO1 8AR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for YO1 8AR.

Check the bin days for YO1 8AR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is YO1 8AR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include YO1 8AR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across York

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for YO1 8AR: 1,895 properties in York are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for York

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of YO1 8AR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near YO1 8AR?

Homes in the YO1 district sold for a typical £295,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, up 0.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£293,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £442,500 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 42 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

The YO1 8 postcode sector had one sale in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole YO1 district.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in YO1 8AR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO1 8AR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at YO1 8AR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at YO1 8AR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near YO1 8AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around YO1 8AR. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around YO1 8AR

Band D in York for 2026‑27: £2,287. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,525 (band A) to £4,574 (band H); band A, the most common, is £1,525.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 470 (43%)£1,525
Band Babout 180 (16%)£1,779
Band Cabout 100 (9%)£2,033
Band Dabout 120 (11%)£2,287
Band Eabout 80 (7%)£2,795
Band Fabout 70 (6%)£3,304
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£3,812
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,574

When the homes were built

  1. 46% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for York before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of YO1 8AR is in (ONS area E01013366), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest open schools to YO1 8AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO1 8AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to YO1 8AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO1 8AR is York Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • York Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Poppleton Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Theatre Royal, 196 m away.

More stations near YO1 8AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO1 8AR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near YO1 8AR?

17 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of YO1 8AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 350 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest to the centre of YO1 8AR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to YO1 8AR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO1 8AR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO1 8AR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near YO1 8AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO1 8AR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is YO1 8AR in a conservation area?

The centre of YO1 8AR is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near YO1 8AR?

Police.uk records 1,042 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO1 8AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour318 reports
Violence and sexual offences246 reports
Shoplifting178 reports
Public order65 reports
Criminal damage and arson51 reports
Burglary40 reports

Also: vehicle crime 37, other theft 36, bicycle theft 25, robbery 14, drugs 12, other crime 9, possession of weapons 7, theft from the person 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for YO1 8AR

Ward
Guildhall
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
York
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1998

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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