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YO area guide

Who lives in YO, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
627,122 (2024)
At a glance

What YO is like

The YO postcode area in Yorkshire and The Humber covers 19,271 live postcodes and is home to about 627,122 people in 266,734 households. 67.3% of households own their home, 19.4% rent privately and 12.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in YO sold for a median of £258,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How YO compares

Headline figures for YO, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.3/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 24.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£258,000

Median over 7,310 sales in YO, −3% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
94%

Rated good or better across 266 inspected schools in YO.

Household incomeMore
£48,281

Average annual income before tax, higher than 37% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where YO differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    23.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

YO FAQs

01
Is YO a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.3 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in YO?

The median sale price over the last year was £258,000.

Homes in YO sold for a median of £258,000 across 7,310 sales in the year to August 2026, −3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is YO safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in YO?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.5% of residents. 67.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.1%).
05
Which council covers YO?

The local authority for YO is North Yorkshire.

YO comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is YO?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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