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YO51 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The YO51 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 37 to 70 across them. Every full YO51 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the YO51 district's neighbourhoods is Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-Grafton (71 out of 100, #2,000 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest York City Centre (37). 1 of the 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £280,000 in York City Centre to £367,500 in Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington. 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£40,557a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime184per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied51%

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 YO51 district

£347,500median home sold over the past year · -3.3% over 5 years · +2.2% over the year · 148 sales
Detached£408,496
Semi-detached£278,500
Terraced£291,000
Flat—
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-GraftonNorth Yorkshire 2,00071 £351,000
Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire 2,36366 £367,500
York City CentreYork 4,28937 £280,000

People living in YO51 Census 2021

Residents24,984
Median age (est.)42
Density122per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 17%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 17%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 38%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 YO51.

YO5 YO61 HG5 YO26 YO6 YO30 LS22 HG1

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.