YO62 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the YO62 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in YO62
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
74.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
57.9%
Gigabit-capable
57.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
4.8%
Broadband availability in the YO62 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 625 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO62, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 74.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.9%.
Around 4.8% of premises in YO62 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 YO62
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| YO62 4AA | 100% | 95.8% |
| YO62 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| YO62 4AD | 100% | 90.9% |
| YO62 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| YO62 4AF | 100% | 90.9% |
| YO62 4AG | 100% | 87.5% |
| YO62 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| YO62 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| YO62 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| YO62 4AN | 100% | 96% |
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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.
House prices in YO62
Based on 129 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO62 is £342,800, up 14.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£435,000
66 sales
Semi-detached
£243,000
23 sales
Terraced
£282,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£112,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in YO62
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £134,483 | Detached | Keld Head Orchard | YO62 6EF |
| 26 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Beckett Close | YO62 7SB |
| 7 May 2026 | £282,000 | Terraced | Chapel Street | YO62 7RE |
| 6 May 2026 | £288,000 | Terraced | Chapel Street | YO62 7RE |
| 1 May 2026 | £732,500 | Detached | West End | YO62 4DX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Nawton Road | YO62 7RJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | YO62 6UD | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £720,000 | Detached | St Oswalds Close | YO62 5YH |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £585,000 | Detached | Page Lane | YO62 7SE |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | West Lund Lane | YO62 6AH |
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 YO62
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryedale School | Secondary | 11–16 | 698 | YO62 7SL |
| Ampleforth College | Not applicable | 11–19 | 397 | YO62 4ER |
| Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 181 | YO62 6AG |
| Helmsley Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 177 | YO62 5HB |
| Welburn Hall School | Not applicable | 8–19 | 127 | YO62 7HQ |
| Sinnington Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 110 | YO62 6SL |
| Nawton Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | YO62 7SF |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Primary | 3–11 | 88 | YO62 4DE |
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 YO62
140 rated food businesses operate in YO62. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alban Roe House And Tea Room, Ampleforth College, Auntie Anne's Castlegate Bakery, Barkers, BATA Garage.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in YO62
From a sample of 145 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO62 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
22%
Band C
11%
Band D
30%
Band E
22%
Band F
10%
Band G
5%
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 YO62 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.