YO2 postcode area · York

The YO2 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 20 to 97 across them. Every full YO2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the YO2 district: South Bank & Dringhouses scores 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 nationally) while Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 10 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £241,500 in Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood to £457,475 in Ouseburn, Hammerton & Tockwith — a 1.9× gap within the YO2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Yorkshire and York — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,097a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
South Bank & DringhousesYork 17697 £390,000
Bishopthorpe & CopmanthorpeYork 29396 £390,000
Poppleton, Rufforth & AskhamYork 30796 £445,000
Rawcliffe & Clifton SouthYork 34895 £340,000
Holgate EastYork 1,25382 £255,000
Fulford Road & ClementhorpeYork 1,27381 £295,000
AcombYork 1,54078 £305,000
Church Fenton, Appleton & WistowNorth Yorkshire 1,58877 £320,750
Woodthorpe & Acomb ParkYork 1,69175 £277,750
Ouseburn, Hammerton & TockwithNorth Yorkshire 1,72675 £457,475
Holgate WestYork 3,20653 £274,500
York City CentreYork 4,28937 £280,000
Westfield, Chapelfields & FoxwoodYork 5,43421 £241,500

People living in YO2 Census 2021

Residents118,336
Median age (est.)41
Density294per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 14%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

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.

Towns & places in YO2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the YO2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around YO2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.