YO8 Flood Risk
In postcode district YO8 (North Yorkshire), 4,629 of 28,555 properties (16.2%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that is the 8th highest count of 2,181 districts in England.
By bandProperties in YO8 by flood-risk band
| Risk band | Chance of flooding each year | All properties | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 3.3% (1 in 30) or greater chance in any year | 3,420 | 2,303 |
| Medium | between 1% and 3.3% (1 in 100 to 1 in 30) chance in any year | 1,209 | 810 |
| Low | between 0.1% and 1% (1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100) chance in any year | 11,391 | 9,705 |
| Very low | less than 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance in any year | 1,912 | 1,552 |
3,113 of the high- or medium-risk properties are homes and 614 are non-residential (shops, offices, farms, public buildings); the rest are unclassified. By share, YO8 ranks 37th of 2,084 districts with at least 500 properties.
Postcode sectorsWhere in YO8 the risk sits
| Sector | Properties | High | Medium | Low | Very low | High + medium share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO8 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 33.3% |
| YO8 3 | 3,463 | 348 | 315 | 2,526 | 264 | 19.1% |
| YO8 4 | 4,406 | 13 | 61 | 4,147 | 182 | 1.7% |
| YO8 5 | 4,042 | 971 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 24.0% |
| YO8 6 | 3,332 | 353 | 72 | 63 | 71 | 12.8% |
| YO8 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3% |
| YO8 8 | 6,335 | 1,714 | 749 | 1,758 | 657 | 38.9% |
| YO8 9 | 6,942 | 19 | 4 | 2,853 | 721 | 0.3% |
Recorded floodsPast floods mapped near YO8
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 19 dates near YO8 since 1947; the most recent started on 18 Jan 2021.
| Started | Place / name in the record | Source of flooding | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2021 – 6 Feb 2021 | Storm Christoph 5 outlines | Main river, ordinary watercourse | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
| 15 Feb 2020 – 19 Mar 2020 | Storm Dennis 3 outlines | Drainage, ordinary watercourse | Local drainage/surface water |
| 25 Dec 2015 – 29 Dec 2015 | — 8 outlines | Main river, drainage | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
| 24 Sep 2012 – 29 Sep 2012 | — 2 outlines | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
| 25 Jun 2007 – 28 Jun 2007 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
| 10 Feb 2002 – 13 Feb 2002 | Lower Aire. 3 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 30 Oct 2000 – 15 Dec 2000 | Lower Aire 6 outlines | Main river | Overtopping of defences |
| 1 Oct 2000 – 30 Nov 2000 | Gowdall | Main river | Operational failure/breach of defence |
| 2 Mar 1999 – 16 Mar 1999 | Derwent Event | Not recorded | Overtopping of defences |
| 1 Feb 1995 – 28 Feb 1995 | Lower Aire 12 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 28 Jan 1995 – 4 Feb 1995 | — 8 outlines | Not recorded | Overtopping of defences |
| 21 Feb 1991 – 27 Feb 1991 | — 4 outlines | Not recorded | Overtopping of defences |
| 14 Mar 1982 | — 4 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 3 Jan 1982 – 31 Jan 1982 | Lower Aire Eggborough Ings 4 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 1 Jan 1982 – 31 Jan 1982 | Lower Aire | Drainage | Not recorded |
| 22 Mar 1981 – 25 Mar 1981 | — 3 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 1 Dec 1978 – 31 Dec 1978 | Lower AIre Washlands 13 outlines | Main river | Other |
| 1 Jan 1977 – 31 Dec 1977 | — 16 outlines | Not recorded | Overtopping of defences |
| 20 Mar 1947 – 24 Mar 1947 | — | Main river | Channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
What this page shows, and what it misses
The Environment Agency's count of properties in each postcode that sit in areas of land at very low, low, medium or high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea, allowing for flood defences and their condition, added up here by postcode district and local authority. Every property in England is counted once, so the share is of all properties in the area.
It misses: surface water (heavy rain), groundwater, sewer and reservoir flooding; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and anything about a single building. A band describes the land a property stands on, not its floor level or flood protection, so it is not a forecast for any one home. Past floods come from the EA's Recorded Flood Outlines and are placed in the postcode district whose centre is nearest (within 12 km), so a flood near a boundary can be listed under a neighbour. Older records are patchy, and a flood with no outline is not listed.
Local authorities in YO8
- North Yorkshire — 27,454 properties, 4,591 at high or medium risk
- East Riding of Yorkshire — 1,089 properties, 38 at high or medium risk
Parishes in YO8: Barlby with Osgodby, Barlow, Brayton, Bubwith, Burn, Camblesforth, Carlton, Cawood, Chapel Haddlesey, Cliffe, Drax, Foggathorpe, Gateforth, Hambleton, Hemingbrough, Hirst Courtney, Kelfield, Long Drax, Newland, North Duffield, Riccall, Ryther cum Ossendyke, Seaton Ross, Selby, Skipwith, Temple Hirst, Thorpe Willoughby, West Haddlesey, Wistow, Wressle.
If you live in YO8
- Check your own address on gov.uk; it also covers surface water.
- Sign up for free flood warnings by phone, text or email: gov.uk/get-flood-warnings.
- See what is in force now on flood warnings UK, and river levels. Floodline: 0345 988 1188.
- Never walk or drive through flood water: why shallow water kills.
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FAQQuestions people ask
Is YO8 at risk of flooding?
In postcode district YO8 (North Yorkshire), 4,629 of 28,555 properties (16.2%) are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers and the sea — at least a 1 in 100 chance in any year — per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026; that is the 8th highest count of 2,181 districts in England.
How many homes in YO8 are at high risk of flooding?
2,303 homes (residential properties) in YO8 are in areas at high risk (3.3% or greater chance each year) and 810 at medium risk, out of 22,792 homes, per Environment Agency data updated 6 July 2026. This counts rivers and the sea only, not surface water.
Has YO8 flooded before?
The Environment Agency has mapped flood outlines on 19 dates near YO8 since 1947; the most recent started on 18 Jan 2021.
How do I check the flood risk for my own address in YO8?
Use the government's long-term flood risk checker (check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk): it shows rivers and the sea, surface water, reservoirs and groundwater for one address. District figures here are totals and cannot tell you about a single home.
Flood risk counts: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Postcodes in Areas at Risk and Recorded Flood Outlines, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.
Local authority of each postcode: Office for National Statistics postcode lookup (May 2026), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. District centres and place names: postcodes.io (ONS/OS open data). Totals, ranks and grouping are Global Incident Tracker's own calculations; the Environment Agency does not endorse them.