Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hqunder a mileGP surgeryYork Adult Community Nursing42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMedwin Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Departmentunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools26 primary, 5 secondary, 4 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherIndependentBootham Schoolages 2-19, 587 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 261 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryVale of York Academyages 11-16, 656 pupils1.0 miCollegeYork College2.6 miUniversityYork St John Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA25 miRailway stationYorkunder a mileBus stationWetherby Bus Station13 miBus stops231 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:31 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:20 am – 3:43 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksBrownie Dykeriver · 1.0 miClifton Long Reachwater · under a mileClifton Short Reachwater · 1.0 miRawcliffe Ingscliffs · 2.0 miHeslington Hillhill · 1.6 miCarr Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDean's Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haClarence Gardenspark · under a mileMuseum Gardenspark · under a mile · 4 haHeworth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 24 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileAshton Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202522 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
