YO31 postcode area guide — York
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO31 postcode district in York — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO31
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the YO31 postcode district (York) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 777 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.1%.
Around 0% of premises in YO31 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 YO31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO31 0AA | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| YO31 0AB | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| YO31 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| YO31 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| YO31 0HA | 100% | 0% |
| YO31 0HF | 100% | 100% |
| YO31 0HG | 100% | 100% |
| YO31 0HQ | 100% | 100% |
| YO31 0LA | 40% | 0% |
| YO31 0LE | 100% | 100% |
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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 YO31
Police recorded 456 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 117 | 25.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 116 | 25.4% |
| Shoplifting | 95 | 20.8% |
| Public order | 31 | 6.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 4.8% |
| Other theft | 19 | 4.2% |
| Robbery | 12 | 2.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 11 | 2.4% |
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 YO31
Based on 302 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO31 is £290,000, up 2.8% on the previous year (£282,000).
Detached
£390,000
35 sales
Semi-detached
£307,500
94 sales
Terraced
£300,000
102 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
65 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Lowther Court | YO31 7EG |
| 20 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Eboracum Way | YO31 7SR |
| 15 May 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Fourth Avenue | YO31 0UH |
| 15 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Feversham Gate | YO31 8HY |
| 14 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Beech Glade | YO31 9EP |
| 8 May 2026 | £341,200 | Terraced | Harrison Street | YO31 1DG |
| 7 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Stockton Lane | YO31 1JW |
| 1 May 2026 | £495,000 | Terraced | Markham Street | YO31 8NR |
| 1 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Rose Street | YO31 8JE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Bell Farm Avenue | YO31 9AZ |
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 YO31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | YO31 1ET |
| Yearsley Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 385 | YO31 9BX |
| Haxby Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 293 | YO31 8JN |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 262 | YO31 8LG |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 261 | YO31 7PB |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 227 | YO31 0UT |
| Applefields School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 225 | YO31 0LW |
| St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 175 | YO31 0QQ |
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 YO31
189 rated food businesses operate in YO31. 128 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alys Bakery, Apple Tree Cakery, Applefields School, Ascot House Guest House, B&M Retail.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO31
From a sample of 230 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 YO31 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
7%
Band C
45%
Band D
33%
Band E
13%
Band F
2%
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 YO31 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.