Is York a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in York, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,454 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in York, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,454 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in York sold for £310,781 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.8% on a year earlier. Across York, police record 94 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of York, the nearest primary school is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is All Saints Catholic School York, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is Jorvik Gillygate Practice, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
York station is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest park, Dean's Park, is 100 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across York, police record 94 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in York sold for £310,781 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £510,684, semi-detached £333,732, terraced £289,207, flats £179,808. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is All Saints Catholic School York, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
York is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £47,869 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.