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YO5 area guide

Who lives in YO5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
1,743 (2024)
At a glance

What YO5 is like

The YO5 postcode district in North Yorkshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,743 people in 710 households. 77.9% of households own their home, 11.4% rent privately and 9.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How YO5 compares

Headline figures for YO5, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
2/ 10

Lower than most: 7.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in YO5. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£66,035

Average annual income before tax, higher than 78% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where YO5 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Low crimePositive

    7.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.

  2. 02
    An older population

    24% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  3. 03
    Few private renters

    Only 11.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  4. 04
    Mostly owner-occupied

    77.9% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

YO5 FAQs

01
Is YO5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 7.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 2 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is YO5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 2 of 10.
03
Who lives in YO5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10% of residents. 77.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (53.5%).
04
Which council covers YO5?

The local authority for YO5 is North Yorkshire.

YO5 comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is YO5?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 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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