# YO7

Postcode district covering Thirsk and Sowerby, in North Yorkshire.

YO7 is a postcode district covering Thirsk and Sowerby, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 48.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code YO7. 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 YO7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO7 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th 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/yo7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,302** (2021). YO7 had 21,302 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,373rd 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/yo7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in YO7 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/yo7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.1%** (January 2026). In YO7, 74.1% 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/yo7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=YO7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 40% of people in YO7 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=YO7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 351 homes were sold in YO7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=YO7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=YO7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO7 had 21,302 usual residents at the census.

## How YO7 compares

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

| Measure | YO7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | 11th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 21,302 | 13th most populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 40% | 11th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.1% | 5th lowest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO7 at a rate of 48.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (466), anti-social behaviour (250) and other crime (154).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO7 was 47.7 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 YO7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO7 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in YO7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hambleton 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027620) | 1,904 | 77.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.5% |
| [Hambleton 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027630) | 1,791 | 143.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.1% |
| [Hambleton 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027631) | 1,364 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.3% |
| [Hambleton 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027632) | 1,740 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.2% |
| [Hambleton 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027637) | 1,827 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 30.0% |
| [Hambleton 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027629) | 1,483 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Hambleton 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027635) | 2,682 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 42.9% |
| [Hambleton 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027636) | 1,964 | 24.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 49.4% |
| [Hambleton 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034959) | 1,899 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [Hambleton 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034960) | 1,501 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| [Harrogate 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027737) | 1,702 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.2% |

## Your MP

- [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 83% of the people here.
- [Skipton and Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon): Sir Julian Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [Wetherby and Easingwold](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wetherby-and-easingwold): Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.4% of the people here.
- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.0% 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 YO7

[Thirsk North](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/thirsk-north), [Thirsk South & Coxwold](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/thirsk-south-and-coxwold)

## Postcode sectors in YO7

[YO7 1 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7-1), [YO7 2 (169 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7-2), [YO7 3 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7-3), [YO7 4 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7-4), [YO7 9 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7-9)

## Council

[North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Postcode districts next to YO7

[DL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6), [DL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7), [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [HG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4), [YO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo51), [YO61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo61), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62)

## Nearest rail stations

[Thirsk (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.3726,54.2282)

## 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)

## YO7 in brief

YO7 is a postcode district covering Thirsk and Sowerby, in North Yorkshire.
About 22,665 people lived in YO7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 351 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO7 was £275,000 in 2025.
YO7 had 21,302 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in YO7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO7, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO7
- 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: 308 km²
- People, mid-2024: 22,665*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 73

* 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

[YO61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo61), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62), [DL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7), [DL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6), [HG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg4), [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8)

## Latest updates for YO7

- 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/YO7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7