YO8 5AE postcode in Selby, North Yorkshire

YO8 5AE is a postcode in Selby, in the Selby East ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Selby parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1998. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding High flood risk 7 of 7 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at YO8 5AE can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in YO8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Selby 700 m in a straight line

Where YO8 5AE is, and what is near it

Map of YO8 5AE and what is near it Map of YO8 5AE: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the YO8 5 sector, 4 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. YO8 5AA: also in YO8 5YO8 5AB: also in YO8 5YO8 5AD: also in YO8 5YO8 5AF: also in YO8 5YO8 5AG: also in YO8 5YO8 5AH: also in YO8 5YO8 5AJ: also in YO8 5YO8 5AL: also in YO8 5YO8 5AN: also in YO8 5YO8 5AP: also in YO8 5YO8 5AQ: also in YO8 5YO8 5AR: also in YO8 5YO8 5AS: also in YO8 5YO8 5AT: also in YO8 5YO8 5AU: also in YO8 5YO8 5AW: also in YO8 5YO8 5AX: also in YO8 5YO8 5AY: also in YO8 5YO8 5AZ: also in YO8 5YO8 5BA: also in YO8 5YO8 5BB: also in YO8 5YO8 5BD: also in YO8 5YO8 5BE: also in YO8 5YO8 5BH: also in YO8 5YO8 5BJ: also in YO8 5YO8 5BL: also in YO8 5YO8 5BP: also in YO8 5YO8 5BQ: also in YO8 5YO8 5BS: also in YO8 5YO8 5BT: also in YO8 5YO8 5BY: also in YO8 5YO8 5DZ: also in YO8 5YO8 5XH: also in YO8 5YO8 5XJ: also in YO8 5YO8 5XL: also in YO8 5YO8 5XQ: also in YO8 5 GP 1.2 kmSchool 1.6 kmWressle station 8.9 kmBarlby & Riccall YO8 5AE Map of YO8 5AE and what is near it Map of YO8 5AE: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the YO8 5 sector, 4 schools (2 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) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Barlby & Riccall YO8 5AE
  • YO8 5AE
  • Other postcodes in YO8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 53.7879, longitude -1.0579)

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 YO8 5AE?

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 YO8 5AE?

Every home and business at YO8 5AE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

YO8 5AE 0% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

YO8 5AE 100% North Yorkshire 96%
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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 YO8 5AE?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for YO8 5AE 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 YO8 5AE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at YO8 5AE. 7 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

7 homes and businesses at YO8 5AE High: 7

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 YO8 5AE: 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 YO8 5AE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 20:29 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 20:29 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near YO8 5AE?

Homes in YO8 5 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£238,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 32 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole YO8 district: a typical £240,000 from 621 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 YO8 5AE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO8 5AE 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 YO8 5AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around YO8 5AE. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (48%). 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 YO8 5AE

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 £2,544 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,696.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 380 (64%)£1,696
Band Babout 150 (25%)£1,979
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£2,262
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,544
Band Efewer than 5£3,110
Band Ffewer than 5£3,675
Band Gfewer than 5£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 48% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 YO8 5AE is in (ONS area E01027878), 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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest open schools to YO8 5AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO8 5AE, 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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO8 5AE is Selby Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Selby Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Wressle Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bocm Offices, 181 m away.

More stations near YO8 5AE, 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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO8 5AE, 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 YO8 5AE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of YO8 5AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle
  • E.ON Drive Charging point · 350 chargers 2.5 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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest to the centre of YO8 5AE, 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 YO8 5AE?

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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO8 5AE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Vicarage Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01757 702626 700 mWalk
  • Firth House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01757 213546 750 mWalk
  • Avenleigh Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2024 · Phone 01757 703884 950 mWalk

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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO8 5AE, 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 YO8 5AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO8 5AE 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 YO8 5AE in a conservation area?

The centre of YO8 5AE 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 YO8 5AE?

Police.uk records 188 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO8 5AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences65 reports
Anti-social behaviour48 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Public order15 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: burglary 4, drugs 4, robbery 4, vehicle crime 3, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 1.

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 YO8 5AE

Ward
Selby East
Parish
Barlby with Osgodby
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Selby
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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Nearby postcodes

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

YO8 5AD80 mYO8 5AG120 mYO8 5AL190 mYO8 5AN260 mYO8 5AJ270 mYO8 5AB290 m
All of YO8

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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