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

YO26 5JR 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 5JR 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

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 125% on July. York 012A: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **York, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **No property in YO26 5JR 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=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, York 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **£310,781 average price**: For the whole of York, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at YO26 5JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **Low road and rail noise at YO26 5JR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **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=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carr Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-junior-school-e147105) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carr Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-infant-school-e121273) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | – |
| [Poppleton Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poppleton-road-primary-school-e149648) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Acomb Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acomb-primary-school-e144265) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 55% 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 | 1.3 km (16 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-barnabas-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e121473) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inspire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inspire-academy-e151837) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £232,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2023 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2023 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: YORK GP EXTENDED ACCESS (NIMBUSCARE) (620 m); STAYCITY YORK (NIMBUSCARE) (620 m); YORK MEDICAL GROUP (690 m); FRONT STREET SURGERY (810 m)
- Pharmacies: CITYWIDE HEALTH-WATER END PHARMACY (520 m); YORK MEDICAL PHARMACY (690 m); BOOTS (700 m); LO'S PHARMACY (710 m); ACOMB PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: MANOR HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); LILAC HOUSE SPECIALIST DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m); ACORN DENTAL PRACTICE(YORK) (600 m); BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (720 m); AINSTY DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Express Boroughbridge Road Petrol (440 m, Asda); Co-op Acomb (620 m, The Co-operative Group); Heron Acomb (680 m, Heron); Co-op Beckfield Lane (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Acomb York (770 m, Morrisons)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). York 012A has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,386th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £259,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in York 012A was £259,950 in 2025. Joint 12,404th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,626** (2021). York 012A had 1,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,861st 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 012A, 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: 53.9615, -1.1241

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=-1.1241,53.9615,YO265JR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26-5jr.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26-5jr