Gowthorpe, Selby, YO8 4ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding YO8 4ET is primarily male, with 57.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.9%	42.2%	-5.7%	51.0%	-8.8%
Male	52.1%	57.8%	5.7%	49.0%	8.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around YO8 4ET, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.6%	46.2%	3.6%	37.9%	8.3%
Married: Opposite sex	18.2%	29.2%	11.0%	44.2%	-15.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	18.2%	18.1%	-0.1%	9.1%	9.0%
Widowed	16.9%	2.9%	-14.0%	6.1%	-3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	27.9%	31%	3.1%	48.4%	-17.4%
Good health	35.8%	39.1%	3.3%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	23%	14.1%	-8.9%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	12.1%	12%	-0.1%	4.0%	8.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	3.8%	2.6%	1.2%	2.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39.2%	24.4%	-14.8%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	13.7%	-0.5%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	16.7%	1.2%	13.4%	3.3%
Apprenticeship	8.1%	8.3%	0.2%	5.3%	3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.4%	11.3%	5.9%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	10.8%	22%	11.2%	33.8%	-11.8%
Other	6.8%	3.6%	-3.2%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.6%	-1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	97.6%	87.6%	-10.0%	81.4%	6.2%
Roma	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Other	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.8%	65.8%	-19.0%	83.2%	-17.4%
European Union	9.1%	29.9%	20.8%	6.1%	23.8%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.2%	65.4%	-18.8%	83.2%	-17.8%
10+ Years	1.2%	7%	5.8%	9.8%	-2.8%
5-10 Years	6.7%	15.1%	8.4%	2.9%	12.2%
2-5 Years	4.8%	6.5%	1.7%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	3%	5.9%	2.9%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.9%	76.7%	-24.8%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	21.9%	1.3%	20.6%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	16.4%	13.5%	2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.9%	37.2%	2.7%
Christian	49.2%	46.2%	3.0%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	0.5%	6.5%	-6.0%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Gowthorpe Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gowthorpe was 1090.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 519.7% higher than the Selby East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Gowthorpe has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Selby East and the 7th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 265.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in YO8 4ET, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Gowthorpe are based on 79 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Yorkshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Gowthorpe, Selby, YO8 4ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for YO8 4ET

Average Price
£499,463

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£440,360

Detached
£747,862

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£444,215

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gowthorpe

Average Price
£312,193

Semi-Detached
£268,641

Terraced
£276,423

Detached
£557,073

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,830

Other
£323,770

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on GowthorpeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£320,000	2024-07-23	£320,975
32 Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2022-08-11	£224,094
44 Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£220,000	2022-03-17	£225,010
74 - 76 Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£110,000	2020-10-07	£128,160
58 Gowthorpe, Selby, North Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£172,500	2019-03-13	£226,147

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for YO8 4ET

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Retired	17
Part-Time Employee	14
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Self-Employed	4
Student (economically inactive)	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	9
Construction	6
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Education	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School New Lane , YO8 4QB	3out of 4	288 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selby Community Primary School Flaxley Road , YO8 4DL	3out of 4	390 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Thomas Street , Barlby Road YO8 5AA	3out of 4	785 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School Myrtle Avenue , Brayton YO8 9BG	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Barwic Parade , Petre Avenue YO8 8DJ	3out of 4	1,481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Leeds Road , YO8 4HT	3out of 4	562 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brayton Academy Doncaster Road , YO8 9QS	4out of 4	1,412 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Barlby High School York Road , Barlby YO8 5JP	3out of 4	3,389 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selby College Abbot's Road , YO8 8AT	- not rated	1,851 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Rubicon Centre Raincliffe Street , YO8 4AN	3out of 4	290 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Giant Bellflower	47A Gowthorpe, Selby	45 yd
The Olive Branch	71-73 Gowthorpe, Selby	45 yd
Bar Paradise	1 Gowthorpe, Selby	45 yd
Little Miss Muffins	21 Gowthorpe, Selby	68 yd
Thai Sunshine	1A Abbey Walk, Selby	103 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New Inn	4 Gowthorpe, Selby	1 yd
Cricketers Arms	17-18 Market Place, Selby	183 yd
The Blackamoor Head Hotel	6 Finkle Street, Selby	200 yd
Club Atomic	13A Finkle Street, Selby	205 yd
Zuzu Lounge	12 Finkle Street, Selby	217 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	24 Gowthorpe, Selby	2 yd
SFC Pizza and Kebab	37 Gowthorpe, Selby	39 yd
Pizza King	Ground Floor, 45 Gowthorpe	43 yd
Abbey Fisheries	61 Gowthorpe, Selby	45 yd
Lucky Horse	35 Gowthorpe, Selby	45 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	18A Abbey Walk, Selby	127 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Supermarket, Market Cross	184 yd
Tesco	Portholme Road, Selby	508 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Selby Leisure Centre SCOTT ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	252 yd
Freemantle Recreation Ground NEW LANE	grass pitches	254 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre (Selby) (Closed) Scott Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	258 yd
Serendipity Ladies Health & Fitness MICKLEGATE	health and fitness suite	309 yd
Selby Town Fc RICHARD STREET	grass pitches	351 yd
Profiles Selby (Closed) Portholme Crescent	health and fitness suite	417 yd
Selby Squash Club THE MALTINGS THE MALTINGS FLAXLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	454 yd
Selby Community Primary School FLAXLEY ROAD	grass pitches	518 yd
Selby High School LEEDS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	657 yd
Barlby Bridge Primary School BARLBY ROAD	grass pitches	679 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	76.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of YO8 4ET