# York

Town in York, Yorkshire and The Humber.

York is a town in York, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 113.0 per 1,000 people. About 147,570 people.

Town. Code E63000615. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)

York is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for York add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in York was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 442nd most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/york#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 141,696** (2021). York had 141,696 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 77th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/york#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in York 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/town/york#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In York, 93.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/york#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000615) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in York live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000615) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,999 homes were sold in York in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000615) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for York.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000615) (Census 2021, England and Wales): York had 141,696 usual residents at the census.

## How York compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | York | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | 8th most expensive | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 |
| Population | 141,696 | 5th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.9% | 31st lowest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 |

## Is York safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in York at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,750 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in York.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,260), anti-social behaviour (4,329) and other crime (2,453).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in York was 113.8 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 York, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so York has no single figure. Of its 83 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 18 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in York

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [York 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013428) | 1,732 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [York 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013429) | 1,957 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [York 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013431) | 2,161 | 213.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.1% |
| [York 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013435) | 1,443 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [York 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013344) | 1,377 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.9% |
| [York 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013346) | 1,649 | 123.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.5% |
| [York 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013432) | 1,984 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [York 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013433) | 1,373 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [York 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013434) | 1,493 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [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 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013345) | 1,680 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% |
| [York 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013347) | 1,613 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [York 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013349) | 1,394 | 111.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [York 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013350) | 1,618 | 160.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [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 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013335) | 1,626 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [York 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013336) | 1,519 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [York 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013337) | 1,653 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [York 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013338) | 2,321 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [York 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013339) | 1,541 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [York 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013392) | 1,633 | 52.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [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 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013416) | 1,481 | 249.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [York 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01033067) | 1,602 | 319.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.5% |
| [York 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01033068) | 1,106 | 861.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.8% |
| [York 013H](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01033069) | 1,035 | 136.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.9% |
| [York 013I](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01033070) | 2,668 | 678.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.6% |
| [York 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013381) | 1,642 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [York 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013402) | 1,724 | 53.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [York 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013419) | 2,718 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.7% |
| [York 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013384) | 1,646 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [York 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013398) | 1,577 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.8% |
| [York 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013399) | 1,752 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [York 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013400) | 1,709 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [York 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013401) | 1,605 | 90.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| [York 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013403) | 1,893 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.5% |
| [York 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013393) | 1,486 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [York 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013394) | 1,427 | 145.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [York 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013395) | 1,415 | 85.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [York 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013396) | 1,540 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [York 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013441) | 1,494 | 228.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [York 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013445) | 1,570 | 147.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [York 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013390) | 1,466 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| [York 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013391) | 1,958 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.2% |
| [York 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013397) | 1,488 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [York 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013413) | 1,600 | 22.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [York 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013417) | 1,791 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.2% |
| [York 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013442) | 1,485 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [York 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013443) | 1,639 | 208.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [York 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013444) | 1,519 | 99.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [York 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013446) | 1,670 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [York 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013447) | 1,531 | 105.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [York 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013448) | 1,435 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [York 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013360) | 1,795 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.4% |
| [York 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013361) | 1,691 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.9% |
| [York 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013362) | 1,927 | 163.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.8% |
| [York 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013363) | 3,000 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.8% |
| [York 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013364) | 1,870 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.8% |
| [York 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013418) | 1,493 | 133.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| [York 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013357) | 2,341 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [York 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013358) | 1,516 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [York 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013412) | 2,154 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% |
| [York 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013414) | 1,748 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| [York 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013353) | 1,574 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| [York 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013354) | 1,315 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [York 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013355) | 1,801 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.2% |
| [York 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013356) | 1,356 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [York 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013359) | 1,589 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [York 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013449) | 1,634 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [York 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01013378) | 6,219 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 32.0% |
| [York 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01034761) | 1,698 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
| [York 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/york/neighbourhood/e01034762) | 1,386 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |

## Your MP

- [York Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-central): Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op)), 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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering York

[YO1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo1), [YO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo10), [YO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo19), [YO23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo23), [YO24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo24), [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26), [YO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo30), [YO31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo31)

## Middle areas in York

[Acomb](https://openindex.co.uk/york/acomb), [Clifton North](https://openindex.co.uk/york/clifton-north), [Clifton Without & Skelton](https://openindex.co.uk/york/clifton-without-and-skelton), [Fulford Road & Clementhorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/york/fulford-road-and-clementhorpe), [Fulford, Heslington & University](https://openindex.co.uk/york/fulford-heslington-and-university), [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), [Holgate East](https://openindex.co.uk/york/holgate-east), [Holgate West](https://openindex.co.uk/york/holgate-west), [Osbaldwick](https://openindex.co.uk/york/osbaldwick), [Rawcliffe & Clifton South](https://openindex.co.uk/york/rawcliffe-and-clifton-south), [South Bank & Dringhouses](https://openindex.co.uk/york/south-bank-and-dringhouses), [Tang Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/york/tang-hall), [Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood](https://openindex.co.uk/york/westfield-chapelfields-and-foxwood), [Woodthorpe & Acomb Park](https://openindex.co.uk/york/woodthorpe-and-acomb-park), [York City Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/york/york-city-centre)

## Towns near York

[Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huntington), [Haxby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haxby), [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/selby), [Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pocklington), [Wetherby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wetherby), [Sherburn in Elmet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sherburn-in-elmet)

## York in brief

York is a town in York, Yorkshire and The Humber.
About 147,570 people lived in York 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 1,999 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in York was £290,000 in 2025.
York had 141,696 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in York live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In York, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000615
- Constituency: [York Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/york-central)
- Council: [York †](https://openindex.co.uk/york)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 29.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 147,570*
- Neighbourhoods: 83
- Output areas: 458

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huntington), [Haxby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haxby), [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/selby), [Pocklington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pocklington), [Wetherby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wetherby), [Sherburn in Elmet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sherburn-in-elmet)

## Latest updates for York

- 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/E63000615

## How to cite

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