YO8 8LY

Selby East · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Selby
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Selby
Postcode district
YO8
Postcode sector
YO8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO8 8BF 134 m
YO8 8BA 144 m
YO8 8RP 166 m
YO8 8DU 176 m
YO8 8NA 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO8 8LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO8
Postcode sector
YO8 8
Latitude
53.772879
Longitude
-1.064922
British National Grid easting
461,726
British National Grid northing
431,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04012523
Westminster constituency
Selby · E14001464
Output area
E00189836
Lower layer super output area
Selby 005K · E01034983
Middle layer super output area
Selby 005 · E02005813

Postcode source versions

Explore YO8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Three Lakes Retail Park, Unit A, Bawtry Road, Selby, YO8 8LY 7 November 2024 £216,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby

    Community school

    669 m
  2. Staynor Hall Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    676 m
  3. Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School

    Community school

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 602
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Shoplifting 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Public order 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
YO8 8 residents
10,030

Age bands in YO8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,908 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,071 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

2,804 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,713 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,535 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • POSTERNGATE SURGERY

    PORTHOLME ROAD, SELBY, YO8 4QH

    ODS code B82074

    947 m

  • BEECH TREE SURGERY

    68 DONCASTER ROAD, SELBY, YO8 9AJ

    ODS code B82041

    1.1 km

  • SCOTT ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCOTT ROAD, SELBY, YO8 4BL

    ODS code B82097

    1.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Abbot's Road Jct

    BCT · Selby

    0.0 miles
  • Abbot's Road Jct

    BCT · Selby

    0.0 miles
  • Abbots Road Bawtry Rd End

    BCT · Selby

    0.0 miles
  • Abbots Road Bawtry Rd End

    BCT · Selby

    0.1 miles
  • Opp Oak Way

    BCT · Selby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Selby 005K, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,335 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £216,000 from 1 recorded sale in YO8 8LY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 602 events.

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