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Affluence in YO26 4WT

How YO26 4WT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Holgate East
Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,984 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off YO26 4WT is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the YO26 4WT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment4.0
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
  • Employment8.0
  • Barriers to housing and services10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£55,158
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
56%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

69% of adults in the YO26 4WT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 11.8% are retired and 8.1% are full-time students.

YO26 4WTEngland
Employee, full-time46.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.6%11.9%
Self-employed8%9.5%
Unemployed2.2%2.9%
Full-time student8.1%7.9%
Retired11.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%4.1%
Other3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

44.2% of adults in the YO26 4WT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

YO26 4WTEngland
Higher managerial & professional21.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional23.2%19.9%
Intermediate9.7%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.1%5.3%
Semi-routine9.5%11.3%
Routine11.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%8.5%
Full-time students7.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

53.7% of adults in the YO26 4WT area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 9.8% have no qualifications.

YO26 4WTEngland
Degree level or above53.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above9.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship3%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications9.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around YO26 4WT (Holgate East) (about 1,984 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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