Bacteriostatic water in Selby

Local facts for Selby

Selby sits in the YO8 postcode district (YO area), within North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

YO8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Selby go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of York, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 18.1 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.8 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 45.8 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Selby with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 46 km east
• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.2 km west
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 52 km south-west
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.7 km south-west
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 70.7 km south-east

Nearby: Snaith (10.7 km), Howden (13.9 km), Knottingley (14.1 km), Goole (15.8 km), Tadcaster (17 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Selby lies east of Wakefield, about 30.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the YO postcode area (22 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• Melbourne, YO42, 18 km
• YO, 19.4 km
• York, YO1, 19.8 km
• York, YO1, 19.8 km
• Pocklington, YO42, 25.2 km
• Haxby, YO32, 25.8 km
• Market Weighton, YO43, 27.9 km
• East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25, 35 km

Postcode districts in the YO area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: YO1, YO7, YO8, YO11, YO14, YO15, YO17, YO18, YO21, YO25, YO32, YO42, YO43, YO51, YO61, YO62.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in North Yorkshire (34 location pages): Tadcaster 17 km, Knaresborough 35.9 km, Easingwold 38.3 km, Harrogate 38.8 km, HG 38.8 km, Boroughbridge 40.6 km, Malton 42.9 km, Norton-on-Derwent 43.1 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Selby: north, Melbourne (18 km); east, Howden (13.9 km); south, Snaith (10.7 km); west, Tadcaster (17 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Selby: 0; within 25 km: 19; within 50 km: 103.

Map reference: 53.7839, -1.0698 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074543658).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.