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.
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Where is YO23?
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
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO23 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| YO23 1AB | 100% | 16.7% |
| YO23 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| YO23 1AE | 100% | 93.5% |
| YO23 1AF | 100% | 59.6% |
| YO23 1AG | 64% | 36% |
| YO23 1AH | 100% | 53.8% |
| YO23 1AJ | 100% | 51.6% |
| YO23 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| YO23 1AN | 92.9% | 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:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 9 | 27.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 24.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 12.1% |
| Drugs | 3 | 9.1% |
| Other crime | 3 | 9.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 6.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.0% |
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
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £338,500 | Terraced | Colenso Street | YO23 1AS |
| 21 May 2026 | £244,000 | Flat | Joseph Terry Grove | YO23 1FJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Moor End | YO23 2UQ |
| 11 May 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced | Leadley Croft | YO23 3YX |
| 11 May 2026 | £555,000 | Detached | College Road | YO23 3US |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Bishopthorpe Road | YO23 1PG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £825,000 | Other | Main Street | YO23 3PT |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £880,000 | Terraced | South Parade | YO23 1BF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £536,825 | Detached | Main Street | YO23 3QS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £493,000 | Terraced | Scott Street | YO23 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 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 YO23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millthorpe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,022 | YO23 1WF |
| Knavesmire Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 484 | YO23 1HY |
| Scarcroft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 347 | YO23 1BS |
| Copmanthorpe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 273 | YO23 3SB |
| Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe | Primary | 7–11 | 160 | YO23 2QT |
| Appleton Roebuck Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 111 | YO23 7DN |
| OneSchool Global York Campus | Not applicable | 7–18 | 109 | YO23 2QA |
| Rufforth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 103 | YO23 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
Landlines around YO23 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.
