YO51 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO51 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO51
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
64.9%
Gigabit-capable
64.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the YO51 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 258 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO51, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 64.9%.
Around 0.6% of premises in YO51 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 YO51
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO51 9AA | 100% | 22.2% |
| YO51 9AB | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AD | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AE | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AF | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AG | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AH | 100% | 14.3% |
| YO51 9AJ | 100% | 100% |
| YO51 9AL | 100% | 75% |
| YO51 9AN | 93.8% | 93.8% |
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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 YO51
Police recorded 23 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO51 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 39.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 21.7% |
| Public order | 4 | 17.4% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 4.3% |
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 YO51
Based on 111 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO51 is £322,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£440,000
45 sales
Semi-detached
£277,000
28 sales
Terraced
£245,000
24 sales
Flat / maisonette
£137,500
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO51
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | The Terrace | YO51 9DQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £804,999 | Other | Bridge Street | YO51 9LF |
| 6 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Horsefair | YO51 9FD |
| 1 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Hereford Way | YO51 9PA |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Hereford Way | YO51 9PA |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £254,000 | Terraced | Orchard Cottages | YO51 9LX |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Other | Marton | YO51 9QY |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Waterside | YO51 9GE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Church View | YO51 9NB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Hazeldene Fold | YO51 9PH |
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 YO51
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boroughbridge High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 388 | YO51 9JX |
| Boroughbridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 280 | YO51 9EB |
| Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 120 | YO51 9DS |
| Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 100 | YO51 9QB |
| Roecliffe CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 78 | YO51 9LY |
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 YO51
55 rated food businesses operate in YO51. 44 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Appleton's, Black Bull Inn, Boroughbridge Community Larder, Boroughbridge High School, Boroughbridge Manor.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO51
From a sample of 254 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO51 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 75% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
61%
Band C
13%
Band D
19%
Band E
4%
Band F
2%
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 YO51 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.