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YO23 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire

House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO23 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.

YO23 is a postcode district in North Yorkshire, England, containing 572 live postcodes. Around 615,491 people live across the wider North Yorkshire district. The median sold house price in YO23 over the last 12 months is £352,500.

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Where is YO23?

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Broadband & internet speeds in YO23

Strong coverage

Superfast (30Mb+)

91.1%

Ultrafast (300Mb+)

68.2%

Gigabit-capable

66%

Below USO (10Mb)

0.2%

Broadband availability in the YO23 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 572 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66%.

Around 0.2% of premises in YO23 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 YO23

PostcodeSuperfastGigabit
YO23 1AA100%0%
YO23 1AB100%16.7%
YO23 1AD100%0%
YO23 1AE100%93.5%
YO23 1AF100%59.6%
YO23 1AG64%36%
YO23 1AH100%53.8%
YO23 1AJ100%51.6%
YO23 1AL100%0%
YO23 1AN92.9%81%

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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 YO23

Police recorded 33 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

CategoryIncidentsShare
Shoplifting927.3%
Violence & sexual offences824.2%
Anti-social behaviour412.1%
Drugs39.1%
Other crime39.1%
Criminal damage & arson26.1%
Public order26.1%
Burglary13.0%

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 YO23

Based on 255 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO23 is £352,500, down 3.7% on the previous year (£366,000).

Detached

£470,000

67 sales

Semi-detached

£340,000

37 sales

Terraced

£336,500

113 sales

Flat / maisonette

£245,000

33 sales

Latest recorded sales in YO23

DatePriceTypeStreetPostcode
21 May 2026£338,500TerracedColenso StreetYO23 1AS
21 May 2026£244,000FlatJoseph Terry GroveYO23 1FJ
15 May 2026£360,000DetachedMoor EndYO23 2UQ
11 May 2026£282,500TerracedLeadley CroftYO23 3YX
11 May 2026£555,000DetachedCollege RoadYO23 3US
1 May 2026£225,000FlatBishopthorpe RoadYO23 1PG
30 Apr 2026£825,000OtherMain StreetYO23 3PT
28 Apr 2026£880,000TerracedSouth ParadeYO23 1BF
27 Apr 2026£536,825DetachedMain StreetYO23 3QS
17 Apr 2026£493,000TerracedScott StreetYO23 1NR

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 1516.1%
15–2918.9%
30–4417%
45–6423%
65+25%
Housing tenure
Owner-occupied68.6%
Private rented18.7%
Social rented7.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around YO23

SchoolPhaseAgesPupilsPostcode
Millthorpe SchoolSecondary11–161,022YO23 1WF
Knavesmire Primary SchoolPrimary2–11484YO23 1HY
Scarcroft Primary SchoolPrimary4–11347YO23 1BS
Copmanthorpe Primary SchoolPrimary4–11273YO23 3SB
Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, BishopthorpePrimary7–11160YO23 2QT
Appleton Roebuck Primary SchoolPrimary4–11111YO23 7DN
OneSchool Global York CampusNot applicable7–18109YO23 2QA
Rufforth Primary SchoolPrimary4–11103YO23 3QF

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 YO23

153 rated food businesses operate in YO23. 103 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Acaster Meats, Al Volo, Anteiku, Ashley Guesthouse, Askham Bryan College.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in YO23

From a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Band B

7%

Band C

19%

Band D

49%

Band E

21%

Band F

3%

Band G

1%

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the YO23 postcode?
YO23 covers North Yorkshire in England. It contains 572 live postcodes. The map above shows the district centre; the postcode list further down covers individual addresses.
How much do houses cost in YO23?
Across 255 HM Land Registry sales over the past year, the typical (median) sold price in YO23 works out at £352,500. See the house-price section above for medians by property type and the most recent sales.
Is YO23 a safe area?
Police recorded 33 incidents within a mile of the centre of YO23 in May 2026, with Shoplifting the most common category. Compare the breakdown above and check street-level detail on police.uk before drawing conclusions — a busy high street inflates raw counts.
What broadband can I get in YO23?
In YO23, 91.1% of premises can order superfast broadband and 66% are within reach of a gigabit-capable service (Ofcom Connected Nations). Enter a full postcode in the checker on this page for address-level availability.
Who lives in YO23?
In the wider North Yorkshire district, 69% of households own their home, 19% rent privately and 8% are in social housing (Census 2021). The age profile and household counts are in the demographics section above.
How energy efficient are homes in YO23?
Across a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates in YO23, the most common rating is band D and the average is band D. 41 of the sampled homes are rated C or better. See the EPC section above for the full band breakdown.

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.

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