YO17 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO17 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.7%
Gigabit-capable
59.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.2%
Broadband availability in the YO17 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 793 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.7%.
Around 1.2% of premises in YO17 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 YO17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO17 1TJ | 100% | 0% |
| YO17 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| YO17 6AB | 100% | 66.7% |
| YO17 6AD | 90% | 80% |
| YO17 6AE | 0% | 0% |
| YO17 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| YO17 6AG | 0% | 0% |
| YO17 6AH | 25% | 12.5% |
| YO17 6AJ | 0% | 0% |
| YO17 6AL | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
22.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in YO17
Police recorded 9 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 44.4% |
| Other theft | 2 | 22.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 11.1% |
| Drugs | 1 | 11.1% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 11.1% |
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 YO17
Based on 253 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO17 is £245,000, down 2.2% on the previous year (£250,500).
Detached
£375,250
66 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
84 sales
Terraced
£190,000
72 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Farm View | YO17 9BF |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,100,000 | Semi-detached | Castle Howard Road | YO17 7AY |
| 1 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Showground Road | YO17 7PJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £254,500 | Semi-detached | Welham Road | YO17 9DU |
| 1 May 2026 | £500,000 | Other | YO17 6SA | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced | Parliament Street | YO17 9HE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £827,000 | Other | YO17 9LU | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced | Langton Road | YO17 9PU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | East Street | YO17 6SH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £187,500 | Terraced | YO17 8RN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? North Yorkshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider North Yorkshire district (615,491 residents, 274,381 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 23% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 7.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around YO17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malton School | Secondary | 11–18 | 999 | YO17 7NH |
| Norton College | Secondary | 11–18 | 651 | YO17 9PT |
| Norton Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 545 | YO17 9BG |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | YO17 7DB |
| Amotherby Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 185 | YO17 6TG |
| Malton Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 173 | YO17 7DB |
| Rillington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 111 | YO17 8LA |
| Langton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 | YO17 9QP |
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 YO17
216 rated food businesses operate in YO17. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda, Barney's Sarnies, Barr Farm, Highland Beef - The Doodales, Beechwood Place Nursing Home, Birdsall House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO17
From a sample of 82 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
18%
Band D
50%
Band E
18%
Band F
4%
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 North Yorkshire
Landlines around YO17 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.