YO5 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The YO5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 65 to 95 across them. Every full YO5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the YO5 district's neighbourhoods is Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham (96 out of 100, #307 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington (66). 5 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £320,750 in Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow to £457,475 in Ouseburn, Hammerton & Tockwith. 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£44,867a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime30per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied77%

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
Poppleton, Rufforth & AskhamYork 30796 £445,000
Linton, Tollerton & RaskelfNorth Yorkshire 1,45179 £445,000
Church Fenton, Appleton & WistowNorth Yorkshire 1,58877 £320,750
Ouseburn, Hammerton & TockwithNorth Yorkshire 1,72675 £457,475
Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-GraftonNorth Yorkshire 2,00071 £351,000
Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire 2,36366 £367,500

People living in YO5 Census 2021

Residents45,041
Median age (est.)48
Density66per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above41%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 23%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around YO5.

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.