Area guide

Living in YO1, York

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around YO1 in York. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in York: £310,781, up 1.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in YO1 →
See where YO1 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in York: £2,287 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare YO1 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for YO1 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around YO1

15 recorded home sales on the streets around central YO1 in the last 2 years, with a median of £235,000 and a range from £145,000 to £1,250,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
3 The Old Mill Lady Pecketts Yard, YO1 9UR Flat or maisonette £218,000 1 Jun 2026
Flat 1 Popes Head Court Peter Lane, YO1 8SU Flat or maisonette £239,950 26 Feb 2026
28 Parliament Street, YO1 8RS Terraced £275,000 22 Jan 2026
28 Parliament Street, YO1 8RS Terraced £250,000 24 Oct 2025
Apartment 2 Spurriergate House Peter Lane, YO1 8SZ Flat or maisonette £250,000 29 Sep 2025
Apartment 6 Spurriergate House Peter Lane, YO1 8SZ Flat or maisonette £225,000 29 Sep 2025
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

47 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
All Saints Catholic School York Secondary Outstanding 0.7 mi away no figure
Knavesmire Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.0 mi away no figure
Acomb Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.4 mi away no figure
Fulford School Secondary Outstanding 1.7 mi away no figure
Lord Deramore's Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away no figure
Huntington School Secondary Outstanding 2.3 mi away no figure

32 state primary and 7 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for YO1 →

Private schools

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Bootham School, OneSchool Global York Campus, St Peter's School 2-18, The Mount School (York), York Steiner School.

All 5 fee-paying schools near YO1, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

2 higher education institutions within 3 miles: University of York, York St John University.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations24.7%
Associate professional and technical14.6%
Elementary occupations13.9%
Sales and customer service12.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials10.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How YO1 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 11.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of YO1 (E01033070, 2,671 residents in 2021, up 73.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 11.2 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 23.5% 24.7% +1.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 52.0% 57.9% +5.9 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 20.7% 16.4% -4.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 3.3% 1.8% -1.5 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 8.1% 7.0% -1.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 37.1% 47.1% +10.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 23.2% 32.8% +9.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 87.3% 89.3% +2.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 86.0% 74.8% -11.2 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

1,061 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central YO1 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on York's figures.

Buses from the centre of YO1

Best-served stop: Low Ousegate, with 17.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of YO1 is Low Ousegate: 17.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 6.8 in the evening and 8.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:00, last 23:21. Routes there: 6, 4, 10, X46, 13, X45. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of YO1. The nearest, Jorvik Gillygate Practice, has 27,388 registered patients and 1,920 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Jorvik Gillygate Practice0.2 mi27,3881,920
Dalton Terrace Surgery0.7 mi10,0051,702
York Medical Group1.5 mi43,1501,688

Nearest A&E: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 50.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust at 50.2%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in York pays £2,287 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for York, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at York, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,810+4.4%
2022-23£1,865+3.0%
2023-24£1,960+5.1%
2024-25£2,053+4.7%
2025-26£2,175+5.9%
2026-27£2,287+5.1%

Exceptional Financial Support. York was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£6.6m), 2025-26 (£17.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about YO1

What is the average house price in YO1?

The average sold price in York is £310,781 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in YO1?

Prices in York are up 1.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in YO1?

The median of 15 recorded sales around central YO1 in the last 2 years is £235,000, ranging from £145,000 to £1,250,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in YO1?

47 schools sit within 3 miles of central YO1, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in YO1?

1,061 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central YO1 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).

Is YO1 at risk of flooding?

Central YO1 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is YO1 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £235,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1,061 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is YO1 safe?

1,061 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central YO1 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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