# YO26 6LG: area report for a postcode in York

YO26 6LG 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 6LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) › [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26) › [YO26 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. York 011D: 17 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **Poppleton, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **No property in YO26 6LG 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=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, York 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **£310,781 average price**: For the whole of York, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **No gigabit broadband at YO26 6LG**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **Low road and rail noise at YO26 6LG**: Road 43 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **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=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poppleton Ousebank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poppleton-ousebank-primary-school-e141914) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-church-of-england-academy-e136544) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Skelton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skelton-primary-school-e146997) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £800,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £587,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CITYWIDE HEALTH-POPPLETON PHARMACY (1 km)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.1** (2025). York 011D has a deprivation score of 2.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 384th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £520,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in York 011D was £520,000 in 2025. Joint 4,217th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,419** (2021). York 011D had 1,419 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,074th least 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In York 011D, 99.0% 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: 53.9875, -1.1436

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

## Your MP

- [York Outer](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-outer): Mr Luke Charters (Labour), 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=-1.1436,53.9875,YO266LG

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