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YO26 8WZ

Rural West York · York · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rural West York
Local authority
York
Constituency
York Outer
Postcode district
YO26
Postcode sector
YO26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO26 8LD 0 m
YO26 8LG 143 m
YO26 8JR 225 m
YO26 8LF 261 m
YO26 8JS 316 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO26 8WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO26
Postcode sector
YO26 8
Latitude
53.974292
Longitude
-1.203097
British National Grid easting
452,368
British National Grid northing
453,428

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
York · E06000014
Electoral ward
Rural West York · E05010328
Parish or community
E04000605
Westminster constituency
York Outer · E14001605
Output area
E00067775
Lower layer super output area
York 011C · E01013426
Middle layer super output area
York 011 · E02002782

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Rufforth Primary School

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    1.8 km

  2. Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

  3. Poppleton Ousebank Primary School

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    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
YO26 8 residents
3,487

Age bands in YO26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.5%

916 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.6%

663 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

720 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,133 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

825 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Main Street

    BCT · Hessay

    0.1 miles

  • Main Street

    BCT · Hessay

    0.1 miles

  • Hessay Methodist Chapel

    BCT · Hessay

    0.2 miles

  • Hessay Methodist Chapel

    BCT · Hessay

    0.2 miles

  • Hessay A59

    BCT · Hessay

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for York 011C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,538 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Rufforth Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.