York

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• Today: 21° / 14° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

2 reported · July 2026▼ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: York Inner · North Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

304 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 372 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 411 rated 4–5 ★ (330 top)
• 11 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

£309,611 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across York · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,193 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £871
• 2 bed £1,076
• 3 bed £1,272

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.7p · Asda (3.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (3.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

68 charging locations within ~8 km

• 18 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)

• York's latest highways project: overnight works to Haxby Roundabout on the A1237· 11 Sept 2026
• Support for neurodivergent York residents· 10 Sept 2026
• Step outside as York Walking Festival returns for 2026· 10 Sept 2026
• New heating systems improve health and lower electricity use· 9 Sept 2026
• Parts of the A1079 to be resurfaced· 4 Sept 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 275 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

62inspected 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
• Dentists52
• Homecare agencies45
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · York

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

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

314 applications decided

78.7% granted · 247 granted, 67 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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 & cafés408

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,014 jobs advertised · £36,616 avg

e.g. Inbound Customer Advisor (Wealth), Roadside Technician - York, Early Years Teacher

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Imports 66% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 14% · Wind 4%

19 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:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership609 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues609 local signatures · 11,595 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership395 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s265 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office231 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Peasholme Green · 0.2 km

  Peasholme Green is a street on the eastern edge of the city centre of York, in England.

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  St Cuthbert's Church, York · 0.2 km

  St Cuthbert's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England on Peasholme Green in York, now known as The Well Prayer House.

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  York Layerthorpe railway station · 0.2 km

  York Layerthorpe railway station was a railway station in Layerthorpe, a suburb of York, North Yorkshire, England.

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  The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles · 0.2 km

  The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles was formed in 1979 and promotes and maintains for the public benefit the art history heritage and techniques of the allied crafts of patchwork, appliqué and quilting. It is the…

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  The Black Swan, York · 0.2 km

  The Black Swan is a public house in the city centre of York, England.

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  St Anthony's Hall · 0.3 km

  St Anthony's Hall is a former medieval guildhall and Grade I listed building on Peasholme Green in the city of York, England. It currently houses Trinity Church York and The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. The h…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)