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YO6 6TW area guide

Who lives in YO6 6TW, 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: 1,246 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What YO6 6TW is like

YO6 6TW 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 1,246 people. 71.5% of households own their home, 25.4% rent privately and 2.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 57.7% 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 YO6 6TW compares

Headline figures for YO6 6TW, 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

2/ 10

Lower than most: 8.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 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 6TW differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
25.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Low crimePositive
8.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
An older population
29.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
04
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
05
Mostly owner-occupied
71.5% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

YO6 6TW FAQs

Is YO6 6TW 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 8.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 2 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is YO6 6TW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO6 6TW, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 2 of 10.

Who lives in YO6 6TW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 11.9% of residents. 71.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (60.1%).

Which council covers YO6 6TW?

The local authority for YO6 6TW is North Yorkshire.

YO6 6TW 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 6TW?

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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