YO8 postcode area guide — East Riding of Yorkshire

Where is YO8?

Broadband & internet speeds in YO8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the YO8 postcode district (East Riding of Yorkshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,310 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.1%.

Around 0.4% of premises in YO8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in YO8

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Mobile signal around East Riding of Yorkshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Riding Of Yorkshire district (176,516 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in YO8

Police recorded 222 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in YO8

Based on 605 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO8 is £230,000, up 2.7% on the previous year (£224,000).

Latest recorded sales in YO8

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? East Riding of Yorkshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Riding of Yorkshire district (342,217 residents, 152,066 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around YO8

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in YO8

316 rated food businesses operate in YO8. 229 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A Laverack & Sons, Abbey Fisheries, Abbey Cafe, Abbey Lea Care Home, Abbey Vaults.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in YO8

From a sample of 149 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 YO8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for East Riding of Yorkshire

Landlines around YO8 typically use:

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What's it like living in YO8?

Postcodes in YO8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.