# YO62 Postcode district covering Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley, in North Yorkshire. YO62 is a postcode district covering Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 40.3 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code YO62. 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 YO62 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO62 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 12,114** (2021). YO62 had 12,114 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 849th 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/yo62#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in YO62 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/yo62#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.5%** (January 2026). In YO62, 76.5% 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/yo62#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=YO62) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 83% of people in YO62 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=YO62) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 197 homes were sold in YO62 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=YO62) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO62. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=YO62) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO62 had 12,114 usual residents at the census. ## How YO62 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | YO62 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £320,000 | joint 6th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 | | Population | 12,114 | 9th least populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 83% | joint 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 76.5% | joint 7th lowest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 | ## Is YO62 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO62 at a rate of 40.3 per 1,000 people. That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO62. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (202), anti-social behaviour (111) and other crime (85). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO62 was 40.9 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 YO62, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO62 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in YO62 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ryedale 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027777) | 1,307 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 14.7% | | [Ryedale 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027783) | 1,841 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% | | [Ryedale 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027784) | 1,666 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% | | [Ryedale 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027775) | 1,981 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.4% | | [Ryedale 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027780) | 2,144 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 71.8% | | [Ryedale 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027781) | 1,242 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% | | [Ryedale 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027800) | 1,729 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.7% | | [Ryedale 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027782) | 1,700 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.5% | ## Your MP - [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), 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. ## Middle areas in YO62 [Helmsley & Ampleforth](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/helmsley-and-ampleforth), [Kirkbymoorside & Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/kirkbymoorside-and-moors) ## Postcode sectors in YO62 [YO62 4 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62-4), [YO62 5 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62-5), [YO62 6 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62-6), [YO62 7 (106 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62-7) ## Council [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) ## Postcode districts next to YO62 [DL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6), [TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18), [YO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21), [YO60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo60), [YO61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo61) ## 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) ## YO62 in brief YO62 is a postcode district covering Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley, in North Yorkshire. About 12,465 people lived in YO62 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 197 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 40.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in YO62 was £320,000 in 2025. YO62 had 12,114 usual residents at the census. About 83% of people in YO62 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In YO62, 76.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: YO62 - Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo) - Constituency: [Thirsk and Malton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton) - Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) - Area: 516 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,465* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 47 * 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 [YO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo18), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [YO61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo61), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo21) ## Latest updates for YO62 - 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/YO62 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62#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/yo62