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YO8 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The YO8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 27 to 93 across them. Every full YO8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the YO8 district: Howden South & Goole North scores 93 out of 100 (#471 of 6,856 nationally) while Selby Town sits at 28 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Selby Town to £320,750 in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow — a 1.9× gap within the YO8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,559a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime45per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied76%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the YO8 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +17.5% over 5 years · +4.4% over the year · 728 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£218,000
Terraced£170,000
Flat£111,555
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Howden South & Goole NorthEast Riding of Yorkshire 47193 £225,000
Selby South, Brayton & BarlowNorth Yorkshire 92386 £278,500
Barlby & RiccallNorth Yorkshire 1,26682 £275,000
Church Fenton, Appleton & WistowNorth Yorkshire 1,58877 £320,750
Carlton, Hemingbrough & OsgodbyNorth Yorkshire 1,86973 £248,000
Holme, Melbourne & BubwithEast Riding of Yorkshire 2,23367 £320,000
Selby WestNorth Yorkshire 2,30166 £250,000
Hambleton, Monk Fryston & ByramNorth Yorkshire 2,39065 £285,000
Eggborough, Kellington & SmeatonNorth Yorkshire 2,98056 £250,000
Selby TownNorth Yorkshire 4,94728 £170,000

People living in YO8 Census 2021

Residents89,394
Median age (est.)46
Density115per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in YO8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the YO8 district.

Howden Selby

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around YO8.

DN14 WF11 WF8 YO95 YO23 YO10 LS25 YO2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.