# YO18

Postcode district covering Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale, in North Yorkshire.

YO18 is a postcode district covering Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £281,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code YO18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an YO18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £281,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO18 was £281,000 in 2025. Joint 1,014th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,263** (2021). YO18 had 11,263 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 793rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in YO18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.5%** (January 2026). In YO18, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=YO18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 83% of people in YO18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=YO18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 229 homes were sold in YO18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=YO18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=YO18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO18 had 11,263 usual residents at the census.

## How YO18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | YO18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £281,000 | 13th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 11,263 | 6th least populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 83% | joint 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 78.5% | 10th lowest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO18 at a rate of 56.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (264), anti-social behaviour (172) and criminal damage and arson (87).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO18 was 61.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in YO18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO18 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in YO18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ryedale 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027776) | 1,533 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 52.0% |
| [Ryedale 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027792) | 2,227 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.1% |
| [Ryedale 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027793) | 1,440 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Ryedale 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027794) | 1,990 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.2% |
| [Ryedale 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027795) | 1,598 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Ryedale 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027801) | 1,742 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.6% |
| [Ryedale 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027802) | 1,615 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 26.4% |

## Your MP

- [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in YO18

[Pickering & Thornton Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/pickering-and-thornton-dale)

## Postcode sectors in YO18

[YO18 7 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18-7), [YO18 8 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18-8), [YO18 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18-9)

## Council

[North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Postcode districts next to YO18

[YO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo13), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21), [YO22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo22), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62)

## More in the YO postcode area

[All YO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## YO18 in brief

YO18 is a postcode district covering Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale, in North Yorkshire.
About 11,704 people lived in YO18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £281,000 in 2025 across 229 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO18 was £281,000 in 2025.
YO18 had 11,263 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in YO18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO18, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO18
- Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)
- Constituency: [Thirsk and Malton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton)
- Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Area: 268 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,704*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 39

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo13), [YO22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo22), [YO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21)

## Latest updates for YO18

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/YO18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18