YO26 6BF postcode in York, England

YO26 6BF is a postcode in York, in the Rural West York ward. It is in the York Outer parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since October 2022.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. York: 90% Typical price £390,000 Homes sold in YO26 6, last 12 months. ▼ 12.4% on the year before Nearest station Poppleton 1.0 km in a straight line

Where YO26 6BF is, and what is near it

Map of YO26 6BF and what is near it Map of YO26 6BF: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the YO26 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. YO26 6AA: also in YO26 6YO26 6AB: also in YO26 6YO26 6AD: also in YO26 6YO26 6AE: also in YO26 6YO26 6AF: also in YO26 6YO26 6AG: also in YO26 6YO26 6AH: also in YO26 6YO26 6AJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6AL: also in YO26 6YO26 6AN: also in YO26 6YO26 6AP: also in YO26 6YO26 6AQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6AR: also in YO26 6YO26 6AS: also in YO26 6YO26 6AT: also in YO26 6YO26 6AW: also in YO26 6YO26 6AX: also in YO26 6YO26 6AY: also in YO26 6YO26 6AZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6BA: also in YO26 6YO26 6BD: also in YO26 6YO26 6BE: also in YO26 6YO26 6BG: also in YO26 6YO26 6BH: also in YO26 6YO26 6BL: also in YO26 6YO26 6BN: also in YO26 6YO26 6BQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6DA: also in YO26 6YO26 6DB: also in YO26 6YO26 6DD: also in YO26 6YO26 6DE: also in YO26 6YO26 6DF: also in YO26 6YO26 6DG: also in YO26 6YO26 6DH: also in YO26 6YO26 6DJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6DL: also in YO26 6YO26 6DN: also in YO26 6YO26 6DP: also in YO26 6YO26 6DQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6DR: also in YO26 6YO26 6DS: also in YO26 6YO26 6DU: also in YO26 6YO26 6DW: also in YO26 6YO26 6DX: also in YO26 6YO26 6DY: also in YO26 6YO26 6DZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6EA: also in YO26 6YO26 6EB: also in YO26 6YO26 6ED: also in YO26 6YO26 6EE: also in YO26 6YO26 6EF: also in YO26 6YO26 6EG: also in YO26 6YO26 6EH: also in YO26 6YO26 6EL: also in YO26 6YO26 6EQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6GA: also in YO26 6YO26 6GB: also in YO26 6YO26 6GZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6HA: also in YO26 6YO26 6HB: also in YO26 6YO26 6HD: also in YO26 6YO26 6HE: also in YO26 6YO26 6HF: also in YO26 6YO26 6HG: also in YO26 6YO26 6HH: also in YO26 6YO26 6HJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6HL: also in YO26 6YO26 6HQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6HT: also in YO26 6YO26 6HY: also in YO26 6YO26 6JA: also in YO26 6YO26 6JB: also in YO26 6YO26 6JD: also in YO26 6YO26 6JE: also in YO26 6YO26 6JF: also in YO26 6YO26 6JG: also in YO26 6YO26 6JP: also in YO26 6YO26 6JR: also in YO26 6YO26 6JS: also in YO26 6YO26 6JT: also in YO26 6YO26 6LJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6LN: also in YO26 6YO26 6LR: also in YO26 6YO26 6LS: also in YO26 6YO26 6LT: also in YO26 6YO26 6LU: also in YO26 6YO26 6LW: also in YO26 6YO26 6LX: also in YO26 6YO26 6LY: also in YO26 6YO26 6LZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6NA: also in YO26 6YO26 6NB: also in YO26 6YO26 6ND: also in YO26 6YO26 6NL: also in YO26 6YO26 6NN: also in YO26 6YO26 6NP: also in YO26 6YO26 6NR: also in YO26 6YO26 6NS: also in YO26 6YO26 6NT: also in YO26 6YO26 6NU: also in YO26 6YO26 6NW: also in YO26 6YO26 6NX: also in YO26 6YO26 6NY: also in YO26 6YO26 6NZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6PA: also in YO26 6YO26 6PB: also in YO26 6YO26 6PD: also in YO26 6YO26 6PG: also in YO26 6YO26 6PH: also in YO26 6YO26 6PN: also in YO26 6YO26 6PP: also in YO26 6YO26 6PQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6PR: also in YO26 6YO26 6PS: also in YO26 6YO26 6PT: also in YO26 6YO26 6PU: also in YO26 6YO26 6PW: also in YO26 6YO26 6PX: also in YO26 6YO26 6PY: also in YO26 6YO26 6PZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6QA: also in YO26 6YO26 6QB: also in YO26 6YO26 6QD: also in YO26 6YO26 6QE: also in YO26 6YO26 6QF: also in YO26 6YO26 6QG: also in YO26 6YO26 6QH: also in YO26 6YO26 6QJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6QL: also in YO26 6YO26 6QN: also in YO26 6YO26 6QP: also in YO26 6YO26 6QR: also in YO26 6YO26 6QS: also in YO26 6YO26 6QT: also in YO26 6YO26 6QU: also in YO26 6YO26 6QW: also in YO26 6YO26 6QX: also in YO26 6YO26 6QY: also in YO26 6YO26 6QZ: also in YO26 6YO26 6RA: also in YO26 6YO26 6RB: also in YO26 6YO26 6RD: also in YO26 6YO26 6RE: also in YO26 6YO26 6RF: also in YO26 6YO26 6RG: also in YO26 6YO26 6RH: also in YO26 6YO26 6RJ: also in YO26 6YO26 6RL: also in YO26 6YO26 6RN: also in YO26 6YO26 6RP: also in YO26 6YO26 6RQ: also in YO26 6YO26 6RR: also in YO26 6YO26 6RS: also in YO26 6YO26 6RU: also in YO26 6YO26 6RW: also in YO26 6YO26 6RX: also in YO26 6YO26 6SA: also in YO26 6YO26 6SB: also in YO26 6YO26 6SD: also in YO26 6YO26 6SE: also in YO26 6YO26 6SG: also in YO26 6YO26 6SH: also in YO26 6 Inspire Academy 2.7 kmRural West York YO26 6BF Map of YO26 6BF and what is near it Map of YO26 6BF: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the YO26 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.9–4.2 km3 GP practices, 2.3–2.4 kmRural West York YO26 6BF
  • YO26 6BF
  • Other postcodes in YO26 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.9678, longitude -1.1559)

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 YO26 6BF?

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 YO26 6BF?

Every home and business at YO26 6BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

York: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

York: 98%

The line marks the figure across York.

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 YO26 6BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read City of York Council's days for YO26 6BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for YO26 6BF 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 YO26 6BF 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 YO26 6BF.

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 YO26 6BF: 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 YO26 6BF 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 YO26 6BF?

Homes in YO26 6 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 12.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£390,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£445,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,620 28 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole YO26 district: a typical £305,000 from 361 sales.

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 YO26 6BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO26 6BF 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

What council tax band are homes near YO26 6BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around YO26 6BF. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 YO26 6BF

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 E, the most common, is £2,795.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,525
Band Babout 60 (10%)£1,779
Band Cabout 100 (17%)£2,033
Band Dabout 110 (19%)£2,287
Band Eabout 130 (22%)£2,795
Band Fabout 80 (14%)£3,304
Band Gabout 90 (15%)£3,812
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,574

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 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 YO26 6BF is in (ONS area E01013421), 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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest open schools to YO26 6BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO26 6BF is Poppleton Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Poppleton Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • York Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of YO26 6BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.1 kmCycle

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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest to the centre of YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO26 6BF, 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 YO26 6BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO26 6BF 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 YO26 6BF in a conservation area?

The centre of YO26 6BF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 YO26 6BF?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO26 6BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report

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 YO26 6BF

Ward
Rural West York
Parish
Rufforth with Knapton
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2022

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

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All of YO26

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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