# YO42

Postcode district covering Pocklington, in East Riding of Yorkshire.

YO42 is a postcode district covering Pocklington, in East Riding of Yorkshire. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 33.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code YO42. 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 YO42 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO42 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive 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/yo42#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,458** (2021). YO42 had 16,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,088th least 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/yo42#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in YO42 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/yo42#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.6%** (January 2026). In YO42, 88.6% 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/yo42#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=YO42) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in YO42 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=YO42) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 385 homes were sold in YO42 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=YO42) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO42.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=YO42) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO42 had 16,458 usual residents at the census.

## How YO42 compares

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

| Measure | YO42 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £300,000 | 9th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 16,458 | 15th most populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.6% | 14th highest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO42 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO42 at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO42.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (314), other crime (136) and criminal damage and arson (55).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO42 was 34.8 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 YO42, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO42 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in YO42

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013053) | 1,760 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013054) | 1,939 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013055) | 1,737 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013056) | 1,585 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013058) | 1,442 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.9% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013119) | 1,467 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.7% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011H](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034754) | 1,225 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 011I](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034755) | 1,637 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.8% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013122) | 1,459 | 11.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 64.8% |
| [East Riding of Yorkshire 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01013127) | 1,591 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.1% |

## Your MP

- [Goole and Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/goole-and-pocklington): David Davis (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Bridlington and The Wolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridlington-and-the-wolds): Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 16% 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 YO42

[Holme, Melbourne & Bubwith](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/holme-melbourne-and-bubwith), [Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/pocklington)

## Postcode sectors in YO42

[YO42 1 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42-1), [YO42 2 (361 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42-2), [YO42 4 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42-4), [YO42 9 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42-9)

## Council

[East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire)

## Towns in YO42

[Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pocklington)

## Postcode districts next to YO42

[YO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo8), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo19), [YO25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo25), [YO41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo41), [YO43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo43)

## 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)

## YO42 in brief

YO42 is a postcode district covering Pocklington, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
About 18,114 people lived in YO42 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 385 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO42 was £300,000 in 2025.
YO42 had 16,458 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in YO42 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO42, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO42
- Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)
- Constituency: [Goole and Pocklington †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/goole-and-pocklington)
- Council: [East Riding of Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire)
- Area: 258 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,114*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 53

* 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

[YO41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo41), [YO43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo43), [YO25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo25), [YO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo8), [YO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo19), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17)

## Latest updates for YO42

- 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/YO42

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42#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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo42