YO3 postcode area · York
The YO3 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 30 to 99 across them. Every full YO3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the YO3 district: Wigginton scores 99 out of 100 (#39 of 6,856 nationally) while Clifton North sits at 30 — neighbours on the map, 69 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 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 £235,000 in Heworth South & The Groves to £445,000 in Linton, Tollerton & Raskelf — a 1.9× gap within the YO3 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.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WiggintonYork | 39 | 99 | £325,000 |
| Dunnington, Elvington & WheldrakeYork | 279 | 96 | £370,000 |
| OsbaldwickYork | 307 | 96 | £330,500 |
| StrensallYork | 327 | 95 | £330,000 |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton SouthYork | 348 | 95 | £340,000 |
| Clifton Without & SkeltonYork | 526 | 92 | £303,500 |
| HaxbyYork | 601 | 91 | £307,500 |
| HuntingtonYork | 656 | 90 | £290,000 |
| Heworth North & StocktonYork | 1,033 | 85 | £348,000 |
| Linton, Tollerton & RaskelfNorth Yorkshire | 1,451 | 79 | £445,000 |
| Easingwold & StillingtonNorth Yorkshire | 1,534 | 78 | £376,000 |
| Heworth South & The GrovesYork | 2,815 | 59 | £235,000 |
| Sheriff Hutton, Slingsby & SwintonNorth Yorkshire | 2,980 | 56 | £378,500 |
| New EarswickYork | 3,028 | 56 | £280,000 |
| Tang HallYork | 3,323 | 52 | £244,000 |
| York City CentreYork | 4,289 | 37 | £280,000 |
| Clifton NorthYork | 4,790 | 30 | £255,500 |
People living in YO3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 43% · 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 YO3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the YO3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around YO3.
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.