YO26 postcode area · York
The YO26 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 20 to 95 across them. Every full YO26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The YO26 district contains both ends of the scale: Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham at 96 out of 100 (#307 of 6,856 in England) against Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood at 21, a 75-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 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 YO26 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Yorkshire and York — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the YO26 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppleton, Rufforth & AskhamYork | 307 | 96 | £445,000 |
| Holgate EastYork | 1,253 | 82 | £255,000 |
| Linton, Tollerton & RaskelfNorth Yorkshire | 1,451 | 79 | £445,000 |
| AcombYork | 1,540 | 78 | £305,000 |
| Ouseburn, Hammerton & TockwithNorth Yorkshire | 1,726 | 75 | £457,475 |
| Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-GraftonNorth Yorkshire | 2,000 | 71 | £351,000 |
| Holgate WestYork | 3,206 | 53 | £274,500 |
| York City CentreYork | 4,289 | 37 | £280,000 |
| Westfield, Chapelfields & FoxwoodYork | 5,434 | 21 | £241,500 |
People living in YO26 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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 YO26
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the YO26 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around YO26.
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.