YO1 postcode area guide — York
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO1 postcode district in York — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO1
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
71.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
29.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the YO1 postcode district (York) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 363 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 71.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 29.6%.
Around 0% of premises in YO1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in YO1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO1 2EW | 0% | 0% |
| YO1 6AB | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| YO1 6AD | 97.4% | 97.4% |
| YO1 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| YO1 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| YO1 6BD | 0% | 0% |
| YO1 6BE | 100% | 0% |
| YO1 6BY | 100% | 100% |
| YO1 6BZ | 100% | 100% |
| YO1 6DA | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around York
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider York district (97,921 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
87.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in YO1
Police recorded 773 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 238 | 30.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 184 | 23.8% |
| Shoplifting | 122 | 15.8% |
| Public order | 51 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 35 | 4.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 25 | 3.2% |
| Drugs | 22 | 2.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in YO1
Based on 94 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO1 is £275,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£295,000).
Terraced
£388,000
26 sales
Flat / maisonette
£230,000
52 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Bishophill Junior | YO1 6EN |
| 5 May 2026 | £183,000 | Flat | Centurion Square | YO1 6DP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Flat | Skeldergate | YO1 6DQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Navigation Road | YO1 9AE |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £1,000,000 | Terraced | Micklegate | YO1 6JX |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Flat | Navigation Road | YO1 9AE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Flat | Fossgate | YO1 9TF |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £1,140,000 | Other | Coppergate | YO1 9NR |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Fairfax Street | YO1 6EB |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £3,050,000 | Other | Micklegate | YO1 6JX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? York demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider York district (202,821 residents, 85,458 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 29.3% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 18.5% |
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.1% |
| Private rented | 20.1% |
| Social rented | 5.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around YO1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootham School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 587 | YO30 7BU |
| Scarcroft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 347 | YO23 1BS |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 261 | YO31 7PB |
| York St John University | Not applicable | — | — | YO31 7EX |
| Fishergate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 291 | YO10 4AP |
| St Peter's School 2-18 | Not applicable | 2–18 | 1,277 | YO30 6AB |
| All Saints Catholic School York | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,392 | YO24 1BJ |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 204 | YO10 4BT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in YO1
584 rated food businesses operate in YO1. 393 hold the top rating of 5, 87 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop, 22 Yards Wine Bar & Merchant, 29 States, Alma Cafe and Gifts, Ambiente Tapas Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO1
From a sample of 37 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 YO1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
35%
Band D
46%
Band E
8%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for York
Landlines around YO1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.