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York: its 24 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against York as a whole, from official records, as of 22 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £240,000 in Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood to £474,250 in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham.

Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response

27 min 27 s

Mean, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).

Fire engines at dwelling fires

10 min 43 s

Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

3.9%

3,672 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 5th of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Households in fuel poverty

9.8%

2024, England's own measure; 15th highest of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Extra deaths in winter

23.5%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).

Neighbourhoods in York

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Acomb£315,000£164,000Middle incomeSome signs
Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe£385,000–AffluentMixed signs
Clifton North£252,000£170,000Middle incomeFew signs
Clifton Without & Skelton£315,000£160,000AffluentFew signs
Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake£380,500–Among the most affluentSome signs
Fulford Road & Clementhorpe£345,500£195,000Middle incomeFew signs
Fulford, Heslington & University£385,000£179,000Middle incomeSome signs
Haxby£325,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Heworth North & Stockton£372,750–Among the most affluentFew signs
Heworth South & The Groves£266,250£188,250AffluentFew signs
Holgate East£320,000£185,000AffluentSome signs
Holgate West£280,000£165,000Middle incomeFew signs
Huntington£290,000£180,000AffluentSome signs
New Earswick£343,000–AffluentFew signs
Osbaldwick£325,000–Middle incomeClear signs
Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham£474,250–Among the most affluentMixed signs
Rawcliffe & Clifton South£362,500£248,000Among the most affluentMixed signs
South Bank & Dringhouses£399,975£315,000AffluentClear signs
Strensall£335,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Tang Hall£255,000£195,000Below average incomeMixed signs
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood£240,000–Below average incomeSome signs
Wigginton£325,000£160,000AffluentMoving the other way
Woodthorpe & Acomb Park£285,000£186,000AffluentSome signs
York City Centre£390,000£230,000AffluentMixed signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest York's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
The York Hospital202,827 residents (500 m from the nearest)Not published––

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service York is covered by Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
  • Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 27 min 27 s (Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): mean response in minutes: Yorkshire Ambulance Service against England: Yorkshire Ambulance Service 27.9 (Sep 2025) to 27.5 (Sep 2026); England 30.8 (Sep 2025) to 31.3 (Sep 2026); Standard (18 min) 18 (Sep 2025) to 18 (Sep 2026).20.232.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Yorkshire Ambulance Service27.5England31.3Standard (18 min)18
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), mean time from the call to the first ambulance arriving. The NHS Constitution standard is a mean of 18 minutes for Category 2 and 7 minutes for Category 1.
Category 1 calls (life-threatening): mean response in minutes: Yorkshire Ambulance Service against England: Yorkshire Ambulance Service 7.9 (Sep 2025) to 8.1 (Sep 2026); England 8 (Sep 2025) to 8 (Sep 2026); Standard (7 min) 7 (Sep 2025) to 7 (Sep 2026).6.68.5Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Yorkshire Ambulance Service8.1England8Standard (7 min)7
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS). The standard is a mean of 7 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 10 min 43 s on average over 237 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers York and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
  • Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 12 min 44 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Average response to dwelling fires in minutes: York's fire and rescue service against England: This fire and rescue service 9.3 (2010/11) to 10.7 (2025/26); England 7.4 (2010/11) to 8.3 (2025/26).7.410.62025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11This fire and rescue service10.7England8.3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, fire statistics table FIRE1001: the average time from the call to the first fire engine arriving at dwelling fires, each financial year (Open Government Licence v3.0). A service covers several councils; there is no national target.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 3,672 (3.9% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 5th highest share of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: York among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: North East Lincolnshire 11.1%; East Riding of Yorkshire 11.0%; Doncaster 8.0%; Kingston upon Hull, City … 6.6%; York 3.9%; Calderdale 3.7%; North Yorkshire 3.6%; North Lincolnshire 3.4%; Leeds 1.3%; Kirklees 1.2%; Sheffield 1.1%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.North East Lincolnshire11.1%East Riding of Yorkshire11.0%Doncaster8.0%Kingston upon Hull, City …6.6%York3.9%Calderdale3.7%North Yorkshire3.6%North Lincolnshire3.4%Leeds1.3%Kirklees1.2%Sheffield1.1%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock). Shown: York and the councils ranked nearest it; all 15 are listed below.
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in York, by band: High 17%, Medium 31%, Low 52%.17%31%52%High · 17%Medium · 31%Low · 52%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.
All 15 councils, ranked
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: York among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: North East Lincolnshire 11.1%; East Riding of Yorkshire 11.0%; Doncaster 8.0%; Kingston upon Hull, City … 6.6%; York 3.9%; Calderdale 3.7%; North Yorkshire 3.6%; North Lincolnshire 3.4%; Leeds 1.3%; Kirklees 1.2%; Sheffield 1.1%; Barnsley 1.1%; Wakefield 1.1%; Bradford 1.0%; Rotherham 0.4%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.North East Lincolnshire11.1%East Riding of Yorkshire11.0%Doncaster8.0%Kingston upon Hull, City …6.6%York3.9%Calderdale3.7%North Yorkshire3.6%North Lincolnshire3.4%Leeds1.3%Kirklees1.2%Sheffield1.1%Barnsley1.1%Wakefield1.1%Bradford1.0%Rotherham0.4%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).

Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.8% (about 8,816 households); England 10.0%, Yorkshire and The Humber 11.3%.
  • Where it ranks 15th highest of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
  • Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: York among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: Barnsley 11.9%; Calderdale 11.8%; Kirklees 11.3%; North Lincolnshire 11.2%; North Yorkshire 11.2%; Leeds 11.1%; Sheffield 10.8%; Wakefield 10.8%; Rotherham 10.8%; East Riding of Yorkshire 10.2%; York 9.8%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.Barnsley11.9%Calderdale11.8%Kirklees11.3%North Lincolnshire11.2%North Yorkshire11.2%Leeds11.1%Sheffield10.8%Wakefield10.8%Rotherham10.8%East Riding of Yorkshire10.2%York9.8%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line. Shown: York and the councils ranked nearest it; all 15 are listed below.
All 15 councils, ranked
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: York among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils: Kingston upon Hull, City … 13.5%; North East Lincolnshire 12.3%; Bradford 12.2%; Doncaster 12.1%; Barnsley 11.9%; Calderdale 11.8%; Kirklees 11.3%; North Lincolnshire 11.2%; North Yorkshire 11.2%; Leeds 11.1%; Sheffield 10.8%; Wakefield 10.8%; Rotherham 10.8%; East Riding of Yorkshire 10.2%; York 9.8%. Reference lines: Yorkshire and The Humber, England.Kingston upon Hull, City …13.5%North East Lincolnshire12.3%Bradford12.2%Doncaster12.1%Barnsley11.9%Calderdale11.8%Kirklees11.3%North Lincolnshire11.2%North Yorkshire11.2%Leeds11.1%Sheffield10.8%Wakefield10.8%Rotherham10.8%East Riding of Yorkshire10.2%York9.8%EnglandYorkshire and The Humber
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 23.5% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 43.9% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): York against England: York 22.4 (2010/11) to 43.9 (2020/21); England 16.5 (2010/11) to 35.4 (2020/21).1038.92020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11York43.9England35.4
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10 (councils as they were in August 2022); © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

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