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YO42

UK postcode district

Part of York

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
870
Current units
739
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
3

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
131

Postcode sectors in YO42

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4 sectors

Property

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11,215 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Halifax Close, Pocklington, York, YO42 2XF 27 July 2026 £347,500
29, Overend Avenue, Pocklington, York, YO42 2FS 13 July 2026 £490,000
6, Forge Close, Melbourne, York, YO42 4QS 8 July 2026 £498,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Public order 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

YO42 usual residents
16,271
Age-profile population
16,456

Age bands in YO42

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.8%
2,440 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
1,522 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.7%
3,568 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.2%
4,801 residents
Age 65 and over
25.1%
4,125 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 722 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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
50%

In this district, 589 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 511 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 7 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • POCKLINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE BECKSIDE CENTRE, 1 AMOS DRIVE, POCKLINGTON, YORK, YO42 2BS

    ODS code B81036

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 1,997 recorded sales in YO42. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Riding of Yorkshire is £220,721 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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