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YO26 5RB

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 5QZ 55 m
YO26 5QY 100 m
YO26 5QX 124 m
YO26 5QU 157 m
YO26 5QS 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO26 5RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO26
Postcode sector
YO26 5
Latitude
53.968091
Longitude
-1.136737
British National Grid easting
456,729
British National Grid northing
452,789

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
E00067302
Lower layer super output area
York 012E · E01013339
Middle layer super output area
York 012 · E02002783

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RB 12 November 2025 £305,000
83, Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RB 27 August 2024 £390,000
52a, Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RB 28 March 2024 £277,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Carr Infant School

    Community school

    681 m

  2. Carr Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    705 m

  3. Manor Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 276
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Shoplifting 64
  • Other theft 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

31 female, 22 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider YO26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
77.4%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • STAYCITY YORK (NIMBUSCARE)

    2 OAK RISE, YORK, YO24 4LJ

    ODS code Y08852

    1.5 km

  • YORK GP EXTENDED ACCESS (NIMBUSCARE)

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

    ODS code Y08516

    1.5 km

  • FRONT STREET SURGERY

    14 FRONT STREET, ACOMB, YORK, YO24 3BZ

    ODS code B82100

    1.7 km

  • YORK MEDICAL GROUP

    199 ACOMB ROAD, YORK, YO24 4HD

    ODS code B82083

    1.8 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

    3.2 km

  • JORVIK GILLYGATE PRACTICE

    WOOLPACK HOUSE, THE STONEBOW, YORK, YO1 7NP

    ODS code B82098

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.1 miles

  • Norman Drive

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Norman Drive

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Beckfield Lane End

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Low Poppleton Lane

    BCT · Beckfield Lane

    0.2 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
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £277,500 from 5 recorded sales in YO26 5RB. 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

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carr Infant School is the nearest published school at 681 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 276 events.

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