# York City Centre

Central York. 11,699 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

York City Centre, York: 11,699 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 505.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £292,500 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02002784. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) › [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in York City Centre was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 3,617th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/york/york-city-centre#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,347** (2021). York City Centre had 11,347 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 458th most populated of 9,448. 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/york/york-city-centre#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in York City Centre 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/york/york-city-centre#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.7%** (January 2026). In York City Centre, 77.7% 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/york/york-city-centre#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002784) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in York City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002784) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 150 homes were sold in York City Centre in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002784) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for York City Centre.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002784) (Census 2021, England and Wales): York City Centre had 11,347 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in York City Centre

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in York City Centre at a rate of 505.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,857 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,529 |
| Shoplifting | 965 |
| Other crime | 833 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 254 |
| Burglary | 124 |
| Drug offences | 114 |
| Robbery | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Theft from the person | 54 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How York City Centre compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | York City Centre | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £292,500 | 9th cheapest | 24 middle areas, York · 2025 |
| Population | 11,347 | 2nd most populated | 24 middle areas, York · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 middle areas, York · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 77.7% | 3rd lowest | 24 middle areas, York · Jan 2026 |

## Is York City Centre safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in York City Centre at a rate of 505.5 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, 703 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in York City Centre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,857), anti-social behaviour (1,529) and shoplifting (965).
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 middle area, so they describe all of York and not York City Centre alone. [See York](https://openindex.co.uk/york)

- **Average house price: £311,865** (August 2026). York’s average house price was £311,865 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,496** (2025). Full-time workers living in York earned a median of £40,496 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 129th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in York costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). York has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 44th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## York City Centre in brief

The median price paid for a home in York City Centre was £292,500 in 2025.
York City Centre had 11,347 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in York City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In York City Centre, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002784
- Ward: [Guildhall †](https://openindex.co.uk/york/ward/guildhall)
- 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: 2.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,699*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 43

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Heworth South & The Groves](https://openindex.co.uk/york/heworth-south-and-the-groves), [Holgate East](https://openindex.co.uk/york/holgate-east), [Fulford Road & Clementhorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/york/fulford-road-and-clementhorpe), [Tang Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/york/tang-hall), [Rawcliffe & Clifton South](https://openindex.co.uk/york/rawcliffe-and-clifton-south), [Clifton North](https://openindex.co.uk/york/clifton-north)

## Latest updates for York City Centre

- 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/E02002784

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/york/york-city-centre