Postcode · Pickering

YO18 9AL area guide

Who lives in YO18 9AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Pickering & Thornton Dale
Council: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population: 1,531 (2024)

YO18 9ALPickering

At a glance

What YO18 9AL is like

YO18 9AL is a postcode in the Pickering & Thornton Dale area of North Yorkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,531 people. 62.1% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 26% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 50.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How YO18 9AL compares

Headline figures for YO18 9AL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.2/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 4 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£42,084

Average annual income before tax, higher than 17% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where YO18 9AL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
26% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
An older population
30% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
04
Few private renters
Only 11.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

YO18 9AL FAQs

Is YO18 9AL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10 (limited).

Is YO18 9AL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO18 9AL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in YO18 9AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.1% of residents. 62.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (41.8%).

Which council covers YO18 9AL?

The local authority for YO18 9AL is North Yorkshire.

YO18 9AL comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is YO18 9AL?

Connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.2 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Pickering (North Yorkshire Moors Railway), 1 mile away.

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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