# YO26 5AR: area report for a postcode in York

YO26 5AR is a postcode in York.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of York. Open the map at YO26 5AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) › [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26) › [YO26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. York 018C: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **Poppleton, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **No property in YO26 5AR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, York 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **£310,781 average price**: For the whole of York, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at YO26 5AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **Low road and rail noise at YO26 5AR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westfield Primary Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-community-school-e133374) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [York High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/york-high-school-e144652) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 38.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Inspire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inspire-academy-e151837) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Carr Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-infant-school-e121273) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | – |
| [Carr Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-junior-school-e147105) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hob Moor Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hob-moor-community-primary-academy-e144708) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hob Moor Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hob-moor-oaks-academy-e144709) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Acomb Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acomb-primary-school-e144265) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £228,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2023 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £191,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FRONT STREET SURGERY (820 m); YORK GP EXTENDED ACCESS (NIMBUSCARE) (840 m); STAYCITY YORK (NIMBUSCARE) (840 m); PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP (920 m)
- Pharmacies: GALE FARM PHARMACY (580 m); ACOMB PHARMACY (700 m); THE PRIORY PHARMACY (920 m); BOOTS (970 m)
- Dental practices: PORTMAN HEALTHCARE LTD - YORK (820 m); ALMSFORD HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (890 m); CORNLANDS ROAD CLINIC (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Acomb York (900 m, Morrisons); Co-op Beckfield Lane (920 m, The Co-operative Group); Heron Acomb (950 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,781** (July 2026). York’s average house price was £310,781 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,496** (2025). Full-time workers living in York earned a median of £40,496 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 129th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in York costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). York has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 44th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## York 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.6** (2025). York 018C has a deprivation score of 35.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in York 018C was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,519** (2021). York 018C had 1,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,509th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In York 018C, 100.0% 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.

## YO26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO26 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,287** (2021). YO26 had 31,287 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 853rd most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in YO26 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In YO26, 93.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)
- Centre: 53.9550, -1.1394

Council: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [York Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-central): Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op)), 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.1394,53.9550,YO265AR

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