# YO31

Postcode district covering York, Heworth and The Groves, in York.

YO31 is a postcode district covering York, Heworth and The Groves, in York. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 78.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code YO31. 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 YO31 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=YO31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in YO31 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=YO31) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 420 homes were sold in YO31 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=YO31) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO31.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=YO31) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO31 had 29,846 usual residents at the census.

## How YO31 compares

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

| Measure | YO31 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | 14th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 29,846 | 7th most populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.0% | 7th highest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO31 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO31 at a rate of 78.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 221 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO31.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (885), anti-social behaviour (618) and other crime (362).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO31 was 92.2 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 YO31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO31 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in YO31

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [York 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013405) | 1,363 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [York 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013406) | 2,022 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| [York 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013411) | 1,437 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [York 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013379) | 1,403 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| [York 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013380) | 1,672 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.5% |
| [York 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013385) | 1,391 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [York 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013387) | 1,547 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [York 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013388) | 1,009 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.2% |
| [York 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013389) | 1,165 | 29.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [York 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013343) | 1,775 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [York 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013348) | 1,759 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.2% |
| [York 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013368) | 2,138 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [York 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013382) | 1,623 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| [York 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013383) | 2,821 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.4% |
| [York 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013386) | 1,768 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [York 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013366) | 1,752 | 956.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.8% |
| [York 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013369) | 1,703 | 162.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.9% |
| [York 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013381) | 1,642 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [York 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013384) | 1,646 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |

## Your MP

- [York Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-central): Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 70% of the people here.
- [York Outer](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-outer): Mr Luke Charters (Labour), MP since July 2024. 30% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in YO31

[Heworth North & Stockton](https://openindex.co.uk/york/heworth-north-and-stockton), [Heworth South & The Groves](https://openindex.co.uk/york/heworth-south-and-the-groves), [Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/york/huntington)

## Postcode sectors in YO31

[YO31 0 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-0), [YO31 1 (120 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-1), [YO31 6 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-6), [YO31 7 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-7), [YO31 8 (142 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-8), [YO31 9 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31-9)

## Council

[York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)

## Towns in YO31

[Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huntington), [York](https://openindex.co.uk/town/york)

## Postcode districts next to YO31

[YO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo1), [YO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo10), [YO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo19), [YO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo30), [YO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo32)

## Nearest rail stations

[York (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.0932,53.9580)

## 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)

## YO31 in brief

YO31 is a postcode district covering York, Heworth and The Groves, in York.
About 31,003 people lived in YO31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 420 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 78.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO31 was £290,000 in 2025.
YO31 had 29,846 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in YO31 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO31, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO31
- Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)
- Constituency: [York Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-central)
- Council: [York †](https://openindex.co.uk/york)
- Area: 8.86 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,003*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 97

* 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

[YO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo32), [YO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo10), [YO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo30), [YO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo1), [YO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo19)

## Latest updates for YO31

- 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/YO31

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31#f-house-sales-median-price.

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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31