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YO6 6BQ area guide

Who lives in YO6 6BQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kirkbymoorside & Moors
Council: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population: 1,611 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What YO6 6BQ is like

YO6 6BQ is a postcode in the Kirkbymoorside & Moors area of North Yorkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,611 people. 55.5% of households own their home, 20.5% rent privately and 23.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.8% 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.

Scores

How YO6 6BQ compares

Headline figures for YO6 6BQ, 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

6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£49,316

Average annual income before tax, higher than 39% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where YO6 6BQ differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

YO6 6BQ FAQs

Is YO6 6BQ 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 25.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is YO6 6BQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO6 6BQ, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in YO6 6BQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 55.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (35.8%).

Which council covers YO6 6BQ?

The local authority for YO6 6BQ is North Yorkshire.

YO6 6BQ comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is YO6 6BQ?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 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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