YO7 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire

Where is YO7?

Broadband & internet speeds in YO7

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the YO7 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 938 postcodes Ofcom measures in YO7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 45.5%.

Around 1% of premises in YO7 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 YO7

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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in YO7

Police recorded 34 incidents within about a mile of the centre of YO7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 YO7

Based on 264 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in YO7 is £269,500, down 1.6% on the previous year (£273,995).

Latest recorded sales in YO7

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around YO7

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 YO7

179 rated food businesses operate in YO7. 134 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Action 4 Care, Alanbrooke Community Primary School, Alanbrooke Nursery, Aldi Stores Limited, All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in YO7

From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 YO7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 YO7 typically use:

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What's it like living in YO7?

Postcodes in YO7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.