YO26 8EF postcode in North Yorkshire, England

YO26 8EF is a postcode in North Yorkshire, in the Ouseburn ward. It is in the Wetherby and Easingwold 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £435,000 Homes sold in YO26 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Cattal 1.5 km in a straight line

Where YO26 8EF is, and what is near it

Map of YO26 8EF and what is near it Map of YO26 8EF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the YO26 8 sector, 3 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. YO26 8AA: also in YO26 8YO26 8AB: also in YO26 8YO26 8AD: also in YO26 8YO26 8AE: also in YO26 8YO26 8AF: also in YO26 8YO26 8AG: also in YO26 8YO26 8AH: also in YO26 8YO26 8AJ: also in YO26 8YO26 8AL: also in YO26 8YO26 8AN: also in YO26 8YO26 8AP: also in YO26 8YO26 8AQ: also in YO26 8YO26 8AR: also in YO26 8YO26 8AS: also in YO26 8YO26 8AT: also in YO26 8YO26 8AW: also in YO26 8YO26 8BA: also in YO26 8YO26 8BB: also in YO26 8YO26 8BF: also in YO26 8YO26 8BG: also in YO26 8YO26 8BU: also in YO26 8YO26 8DP: also in YO26 8YO26 8DR: also in YO26 8YO26 8DS: also in YO26 8YO26 8DT: also in YO26 8YO26 8ED: also in YO26 8YO26 8EE: also in YO26 8YO26 8EG: also in YO26 8YO26 8EY: also in YO26 8YO26 8FA: also in YO26 8YO26 8FB: also in YO26 8YO26 8FD: also in YO26 8YO26 8FE: also in YO26 8YO26 8FF: also in YO26 8YO26 8FG: also in YO26 8YO26 8FJ: also in YO26 8YO26 8FN: also in YO26 8YO26 8FW: also in YO26 8YO26 8HE: also in YO26 8YO26 8HF: also in YO26 8YO26 8HG: also in YO26 8 2 places, 2.2 kmSchool 3.1 kmSchool 3.3 kmHammerton station 3.4 km2 GP practices, 8.6–8.8 kmOuseburn YO26 8EF Map of YO26 8EF and what is near it Map of YO26 8EF: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the YO26 8 sector, 3 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.2 km2 places, 3.1–3.4 kmSchool 3.3 kmOuseburn YO26 8EF
  • YO26 8EF
  • Other postcodes in YO26 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.0097, longitude -1.3316)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after YO26 8EF?

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 8EF?

None of the homes and businesses at YO26 8EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

North Yorkshire: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

North Yorkshire: 96%

The line marks the figure across North Yorkshire.

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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 8EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for YO26 8EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 8EF 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 8EF.

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 North Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for YO26 8EF: 10,517 properties in North Yorkshire are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for North Yorkshire

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 8EF 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 8EF?

Homes in YO26 8 sold for a typical £435,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£435,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£454,998 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £612,500 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £281,000 6 sales

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 8EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO26 8EF 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 8EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around YO26 8EF. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 8EF

Band D in North Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,544. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,696 (band A) to £5,089 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,262.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,696
Band Babout 120 (14%)£1,979
Band Cabout 160 (19%)£2,262
Band Dabout 110 (13%)£2,544
Band Eabout 110 (13%)£3,110
Band Fabout 140 (17%)£3,675
Band Gabout 150 (18%)£4,241
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

Averages for North Yorkshire 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 8EF is in (ONS area E01027695), rounded by the VOA.

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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 8EF?

The nearest open schools to YO26 8EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO26 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO26 8EF is Cattal Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Cattal Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Hammerton Rail Station Railway station 3.4 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 8EF, 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 8EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO26 8EF, 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 8EF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of YO26 8EF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near YO26 8EF?

The nearest to the centre of YO26 8EF, 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 8EF?

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 8EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO26 8EF, 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 vets are near YO26 8EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO26 8EF 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 8EF in a conservation area?

The centre of YO26 8EF 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 8EF?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO26 8EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 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 8EF

Ward
Ouseburn
Parish
Whixley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

YO26 8EE530 mYO26 8BG670 mYO26 8AJ700 mYO26 8AT700 mYO26 8AH740 mYO26 8DR750 m
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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