YO42 postcode area guide — East Riding of Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO42 postcode district in East Riding of Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO42
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
68.9%
Gigabit-capable
68.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the YO42 postcode district (East Riding of Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 706 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO42, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.9%.
Around 0.4% of premises in YO42 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 YO42
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO42 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| YO42 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| YO42 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| YO42 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| YO42 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around East Riding of Yorkshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Riding Of Yorkshire district (176,516 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
36.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in YO42
Police recorded 32 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO42 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 65.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 9.4% |
| Public order | 3 | 9.4% |
| Other theft | 2 | 6.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 3.1% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 3.1% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 3.1% |
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 YO42
Based on 226 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO42 is £285,000, down 4.2% on the previous year (£297,350).
Detached
£390,000
98 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
66 sales
Terraced
£205,000
53 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO42
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | May Court | YO42 2GD |
| 22 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | YO42 4JA | |
| 22 May 2026 | £193,000 | Terraced | Rowntree Avenue | YO42 2SZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Browning Road | YO42 2GL |
| 18 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Lee Croft | YO42 2ZG |
| 15 May 2026 | £75,000 | Semi-detached | Betterton Court | YO42 2ET |
| 12 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield Road | YO42 2UY |
| 6 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Southfield Road | YO42 2XE |
| 6 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Yapham Road | YO42 2DZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £282,500 | Detached | Longlands Close | YO42 2FU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Riding of Yorkshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Riding of Yorkshire district (342,217 residents, 152,066 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.8% |
| 15–29 | 18.3% |
| 30–44 | 16.8% |
| 45–64 | 22.7% |
| 65+ | 26.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.1% |
| Private rented | 17.1% |
| Social rented | 2.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around YO42
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woldgate School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | YO42 2LL |
| Pocklington School | Not applicable | 2–18 | 641 | YO42 2NJ |
| Pocklington Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 249 | YO42 2BX |
| Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 245 | YO42 2HE |
| Melbourne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 185 | YO42 4QE |
| Warter Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 167 | YO42 1XR |
| Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 128 | YO42 4EQ |
| St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Primary | 3–11 | 116 | YO42 2HE |
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 YO42
122 rated food businesses operate in YO42. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 079US, A.Laverack & Son Ltd, Aldi Stores Ltd, Alibiltoncooks Ltd, Allerthorpe Education Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO42
From a sample of 107 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 YO42 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 68% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
35%
Band C
34%
Band D
18%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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 East Riding of Yorkshire
Landlines around YO42 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.