York

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 39% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:23

9h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · York Fishergate, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

313 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 368 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 408 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
• 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: York (1.5 km)
• 97 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£311,865 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across York · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,199 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY

• 1 bed £875
• 2 bed £1,082
• 3 bed £1,279

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,556 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (3.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (3.5 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

70 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: The Gym York (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms7
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches37
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Have your say on Haxby improvements· 4 Nov 2026
• Film shaped by York youth nominated for TV award· 3 Nov 2026
• York's acts of Remembrance 2026· 30 Oct 2026
• Applications invited from older residents to Christmas Cheer events· 30 Oct 2026
• Council adds to record highways maintenance programme list· 29 Oct 2026

Source: York Council

202,821 residents in York · 746/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,579
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,713
• Net moves+866

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 261 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,287 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 93,700)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 27,170 pupils

49 primary · 9 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 30 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

62 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · York

182 CQC-registered services

• Care homes42
• GP practices20
• Dentists53
• Homecare agencies44
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · York

• Not in the Green Belt
• 1,066 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

294 applications decided

82.3% granted · 242 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)

York Central

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 24
• Con 3
• LD 19
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics21
• Pharmacies10
• Supermarkets16
• Parks & greens1569
• Restaurants & cafés402

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,873 jobs advertised · £37,738 avg

e.g. Market Research Interviewer – Car Required – Full Time, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Field Interviewer - Full Time

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,506 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,860 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

63% low-carbon electricity

Imports 37% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 60.8 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in YO31

• Foss Park Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit
• York Adult Community Nursing
• Community Midwives York

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in York Central:

• Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues611 local signatures · 11,756 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks294 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation216 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills181 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND171 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05