YO61 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO61 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO61
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.7%
Gigabit-capable
56.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the YO61 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 662 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.7%.
Around 0.6% of premises in YO61 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 YO61
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO61 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| YO61 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| YO61 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| YO61 1AG | 100% | 85.7% |
| YO61 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| YO61 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| YO61 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| YO61 1AN | 33.3% | 0% |
| YO61 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| YO61 1DE | 100% | 100% |
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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 YO61
Police recorded 23 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 60.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 26.1% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.3% |
| Other theft | 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 YO61
Based on 168 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO61 is £390,000, up 5.4% on the previous year (£369,995).
Detached
£525,000
85 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
32 sales
Terraced
£220,000
32 sales
Flat / maisonette
£157,500
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO61
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | YO61 1SF | |
| 19 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | South Back Lane | YO61 1ND |
| 15 May 2026 | £114,500 | Flat | Long Street | YO61 3HY |
| 14 May 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced | Barley Court | YO61 3BF |
| 8 May 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Crankley Lane | YO61 3NU |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Other | Main Street | YO61 1LA |
| 1 May 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | Craykefields | YO61 3QJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £755,000 | Detached | YO61 3LG | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £775,000 | Detached | Cross Lanes | YO61 1RB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Apple Garth | YO61 3LZ |
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 YO61
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Easingwold | Secondary | 11–18 | 823 | YO61 3EF |
| Cundall Manor School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 295 | YO61 2RW |
| Easingwold Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 274 | YO61 3HJ |
| Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 106 | YO61 4TZ |
| Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | YO61 1DW |
| Outwood Primary Academy Alne | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | YO61 1RT |
| Huby CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | YO61 1HX |
| St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 92 | YO61 2PA |
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 YO61
105 rated food businesses operate in YO61. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Inn, Acorn Preserves, Aldwark Manor Hotel, Alne Cricket Club, Alne Hall.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO61
From a sample of 211 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO61 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
11%
Band C
36%
Band D
23%
Band E
18%
Band F
8%
Band G
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 North Yorkshire
Landlines around YO61 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.