Osbaldwick

York · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,073 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #307 of 6,856 in England
  • #25 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #5 of 24 in York
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,109
Median age (est.)39
Density1,235per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above35%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 20%25–44 23%45–64 23%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 23%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Osbaldwick is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #307 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 24 in York. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (62). Typical homes here, about £330,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 107 sales), 10% above the wider York median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,584 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 89 · #773
Employment 91 · #615
Education 84 · #1,067
Health 83 · #1,163
Crime 90 · #649
Housing & access 62 · #2,576
Living environment 98 · #108

House prices ?

£330,500median (12m) · +10.2% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,500107+10.2%+27.1%
Detached£462,50024+22.5%+31.0%
Semi-detached£302,50066-4.0%+25.4%
Terraced£352,50016+8.0%+33.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£330,500
York£300,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,584±£5,856 · #3,248 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,771
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 285 offences
York69
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #839 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences119
Theft62
Burglary14
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons25
Drugs4
Robbery2
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 217 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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