YO6 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The YO6 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, York. Area Scores range from 53 to 99 across them. Every full YO6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the YO6 district: Wigginton scores 99 out of 100 (#39 of 6,856 nationally) while Kirkbymoorside & Moors sits at 53 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 6 of the 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £260,000 in Kirkbymoorside & Moors to £445,000 in Linton, Tollerton & Raskelf — a 1.7× gap within the YO6 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£41,501a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime34per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied73%

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
WiggintonYork 3999 £325,000
StrensallYork 32795 £330,000
Clifton Without & SkeltonYork 52692 £303,500
Linton, Tollerton & RaskelfNorth Yorkshire 1,45179 £445,000
Easingwold & StillingtonNorth Yorkshire 1,53478 £376,000
Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-GraftonNorth Yorkshire 2,00071 £351,000
Dishforth, Baldersby & MarkingtonNorth Yorkshire 2,36366 £367,500
Thirsk South & CoxwoldNorth Yorkshire 2,94657 £305,000
Helmsley & AmpleforthNorth Yorkshire 2,97357 £372,000
Sheriff Hutton, Slingsby & SwintonNorth Yorkshire 2,98056 £378,500
Kirkbymoorside & MoorsNorth Yorkshire 3,21353 £260,000

People living in YO6 Census 2021

Residents83,384
Median age (est.)48
Density53per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 10%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · 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.

Towns & places in YO6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the YO6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around YO6.

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.