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Micklegate

Ward

South west York. About 12,862 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Micklegate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,403
1,468th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Micklegate compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

MicklegateMiddle
Population21 wards, York · 2021
Population: every ward in York21 areas from 4,080 to 14,859. The middle area is 9,559. Micklegate is 12,403.
12,4036th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, York · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in York21 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Micklegate is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, York · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in York21 areas from 46.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.7%. Micklegate is 93.1%.
93.1%10th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, York · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in York21 areas from 0.8% to 3.7%. The middle area is 1.5%. Micklegate is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 8th highest

Is Micklegate safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Micklegate at a rate of 163.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 228 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Micklegate.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (732), anti-social behaviour (586) and other crime (316).

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.

Figures for the whole of York

These figures are published for the whole of York, not for each ward, so they describe all of York and not Micklegate alone. See York

Average house price
£310,781
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,496
129th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.8
Joint 44th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Micklegate in brief

Micklegate had 12,403 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Micklegate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Micklegate, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Micklegate, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.