Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hq2.3 miGP surgeryPriory Medical Group - Fulford Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCitywide Health-Fulford Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe York Dental Suiteunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 321 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFulford Schoolages 11-18, 1,853 pupilsunder a mileIndependentYork Steiner Schoolages 3-16, 197 pupilsunder a mileCollegeYork College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of York1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationYork1.7 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby11 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:32 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:20 am – 3:44 pm
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People11,347 residentsin the York City Centre census areaMedian age 31.65,691 households30% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright24% social rented, 45% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,467 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 20% go by car, 6% take public transport, 34% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C606 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August40 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFulford Reachwater · under a mileBrownie Dykeriver · 1.1 miFulford Bightwater · under a mileHeslington Hillhill · 1.2 miBond Hillhill · 2.1 miWarren Pondpond · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Kavesmirepark · under a mile · 106 haLow Moorpark · under a mile · 24 haMoorlands Fieldpark · under a mileFulford Heath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 76 haNew Bustardthorpe Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 6 haWhite Rose Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
