YO8 9HJ postcode in North Yorkshire, England

YO8 9HJ is a postcode in North Yorkshire, in the Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton ward. It is in the Selby parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Very low flood risk 1 of 9 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 75% of homes and businesses at YO8 9HJ can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in YO8 9, last 12 months. ▲ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Selby 5.0 km in a straight line

Where YO8 9HJ is, and what is near it

Map of YO8 9HJ and what is near it Map of YO8 9HJ: its centre point, with the 327 other postcodes in the YO8 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. YO8 9FB: also in YO8 9YO8 9FD: also in YO8 9YO8 9FE: also in YO8 9YO8 9FF: also in YO8 9YO8 9FG: also in YO8 9YO8 9FH: also in YO8 9YO8 9FJ: also in YO8 9YO8 9FL: also in YO8 9YO8 9FN: also in YO8 9YO8 9FP: also in YO8 9YO8 9FQ: also in YO8 9YO8 9FW: also in YO8 9YO8 9FX: also in YO8 9YO8 9FY: also in YO8 9YO8 9FZ: also in YO8 9YO8 9GD: also in YO8 9YO8 9GE: also in YO8 9YO8 9LL: also in YO8 9YO8 9LX: also in YO8 9YO8 9LY: also in YO8 9YO8 9LZ: also in YO8 9YO8 9NA: also in YO8 9YO8 9NL: also in YO8 9YO8 9NN: also in YO8 9YO8 9NP: also in YO8 9YO8 9NR: also in YO8 9YO8 9NS: also in YO8 9YO8 9NT: also in YO8 9YO8 9NU: also in YO8 9YO8 9NW: also in YO8 9YO8 9NX: also in YO8 9YO8 9NY: also in YO8 9YO8 9PA: also in YO8 9YO8 9PB: also in YO8 9YO8 9PD: also in YO8 9YO8 9PE: also in YO8 9YO8 9PF: also in YO8 9YO8 9PG: also in YO8 9YO8 9PH: also in YO8 9YO8 9PJ: also in YO8 9YO8 9PP: also in YO8 9YO8 9PR: also in YO8 9YO8 9PY: also in YO8 9YO8 9QJ: also in YO8 9YO8 9QL: also in YO8 9YO8 9RQ: also in YO8 9YO8 9SN: also in YO8 9YO8 9UN: also in YO8 9YO8 9UP: also in YO8 9YO8 9UQ: also in YO8 9 School 1.6 km2 places, 3.6–3.7 kmGP 4.4 kmSherburn-in-Elmet station 6.9 kmThorpe Willoughby & Hambleton YO8 9HJ Map of YO8 9HJ and what is near it Map of YO8 9HJ: its centre point, with the 327 other postcodes in the YO8 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Sherburn-in-Elmet station 6.9 kmThorpe Willoughby & Hambleton YO8 9HJ
  • YO8 9HJ
  • Other postcodes in YO8 9: press one for its page
  • 4 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 53.7712, longitude -1.1371)

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 9HJ?

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 9HJ?

75% of the homes and businesses at YO8 9HJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 75% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

YO8 9HJ 75% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

YO8 9HJ 75% 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 9HJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for YO8 9HJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for YO8 9HJ 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 YO8 9HJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 9 homes and businesses at YO8 9HJ. 1 is in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

9 homes and businesses at YO8 9HJ Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 8

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 9HJ: 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 9HJ 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 YO8 9HJ?

Homes in YO8 9 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 187 sales, up 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£256,998 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £349,000 92 sales
  • Semi-detached £238,248 68 sales
  • Terraced £185,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £136,250 6 sales

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 9HJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in YO8 9HJ 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 9HJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,140 homes in the neighbourhood around YO8 9HJ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 9HJ

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 £3,675 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,262.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (10%)£1,696
Band Babout 230 (20%)£1,979
Band Cabout 330 (29%)£2,262
Band Dabout 180 (16%)£2,544
Band Eabout 250 (22%)£3,110
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,675
Band Gwithheld£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 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 YO8 9HJ is in (ONS area E01027893), 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 9HJ?

The nearest open schools to YO8 9HJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near YO8 9HJ, 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 9HJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of YO8 9HJ is Selby Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Selby Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
  • Sherburn-in-Elmet Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive

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 YO8 9HJ, 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 9HJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of YO8 9HJ, 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 9HJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of YO8 9HJ 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 YO8 9HJ?

The nearest to the centre of YO8 9HJ, 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 9HJ?

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 9HJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of YO8 9HJ, 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 YO8 9HJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of YO8 9HJ, 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 9HJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of YO8 9HJ 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 9HJ in a conservation area?

The centre of YO8 9HJ 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 9HJ?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of YO8 9HJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Drugs3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
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 YO8 9HJ

Ward
Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton
Parish
Hambleton
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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YO8 9GE260 mYO8 9PB300 mYO8 9FQ310 mYO8 9FZ320 mYO8 9UQ360 mYO8 9FY360 m
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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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