# YO31 9HU: area report for a postcode in York

YO31 9HU 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 YO31 9HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) › [YO31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31) › [YO31 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-9)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. York 004A: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **York, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **No property in YO31 9HU 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=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, York 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **£310,781 average price**: For the whole of York, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at YO31 9HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at YO31 9HU**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **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=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Huntington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntington-school-e121673) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [New Earswick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-earswick-primary-school-e144651) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yearsley Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yearsley-grove-primary-school-e132228) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Huntington Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntington-primary-academy-e141908) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joseph Rowntree School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-rowntree-school-e121711) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Haxby Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haxby-road-primary-academy-e140563) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burton Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burton-green-primary-school-e143398) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £264,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £243,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £259,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HUNTINGTON ROAD - THE PHARMACIST (10 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL HUB (10 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Huntington Rd Express (340 m, Tesco); Spar - Brockfield (410 m, Spar)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). York 004A has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). York 004A had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In York 004A, 95.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.3%** (August 2026). In York 004A, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## YO31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO31 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,846** (2021). YO31 had 29,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 935th 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 YO31 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In YO31, 95.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)
- Centre: 53.9868, -1.0687

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=-1.0687,53.9868,YO319HU

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