YO26 5QS

Acomb · York · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
York
Ward
Acomb
Local authority
York
Constituency
York Central
Postcode district
YO26
Postcode sector
YO26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO26 5PG 49 m
YO26 5QY 70 m
YO26 5PQ 112 m
YO26 5QZ 114 m
YO26 6AY 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO26 5QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO26
Postcode sector
YO26 5
Latitude
53.968378
Longitude
-1.134216
British National Grid easting
456,894
British National Grid northing
452,823

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
York · E06000014
Electoral ward
Acomb · E05010311
Parish or community
E43000013
Westminster constituency
York Central · E14001604
Output area
E00067317
Lower layer super output area
York 012E · E01013339
Middle layer super output area
York 012 · E02002783

Postcode source versions

Explore YO26

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
186, Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York, YO26 5QS 12 December 2025 £480,000
216, Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York, YO26 5QS 19 October 2023 £350,000
174, Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York, YO26 5QS 17 January 2023 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Carr Infant School

    Community school

    601 m
  2. Carr Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    635 m
  3. Carr Junior School

    Academy converter

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
877
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Public order 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

42 female, 43 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.4
YO26 5 residents
12,324

Age bands in YO26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

2,231 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,229 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,169 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

3,086 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

2,143 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider YO26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • STAYCITY YORK (NIMBUSCARE)

    2 OAK RISE, YORK, YO24 4LJ

    ODS code Y08852

    1.4 km

  • YORK GP EXTENDED ACCESS (NIMBUSCARE)

    NIMBUSCARE LTD, ACOMB GARTH, 2 OAK RISE, YORK, YO24 4LJ

    ODS code Y08516

    1.4 km

  • FRONT STREET SURGERY

    14 FRONT STREET, ACOMB, YORK, YO24 3BZ

    ODS code B82100

    1.6 km

  • YORK MEDICAL GROUP

    199 ACOMB ROAD, YORK, YO24 4HD

    ODS code B82083

    1.7 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL GROUP

    PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE, CORNLANDS ROAD, ACOMB, YORK, YO24 3WX

    ODS code B82005

    2.1 km

  • DALTON TERRACE SURGERY

    GLENTWORTH, DALTON TERRACE, YORK, YO24 4DB

    ODS code B82021

    3.0 km

  • JORVIK GILLYGATE PRACTICE

    WOOLPACK HOUSE, THE STONEBOW, YORK, YO1 7NP

    ODS code B82098

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Newlands Drive

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.0 miles
  • Beckfield Lane End

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Norman Drive

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Low Poppleton Lane

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Low Poppleton Lane

    BCT · Acomb

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for York 012E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,632 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £355,000 from 3 recorded sales in YO26 5QS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for York is £309,611 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carr Infant School is the nearest published school at 601 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

877 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.