YO62 5FF

Helmsley & Sinnington · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
York
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Postcode district
YO62
Postcode sector
YO62 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
YO62 5FG 48 m
YO62 5DP 60 m
YO62 5BD 136 m
YO62 5FH 138 m
YO62 5BB 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
YO62 5FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
YO
Postcode district
YO62
Postcode sector
YO62 5
Latitude
54.244361
Longitude
-1.050265
British National Grid easting
461,989
British National Grid northing
483,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007587
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00141486
Lower layer super output area
Ryedale 003C · E01027781
Middle layer super output area
Ryedale 003 · E02005790

Postcode source versions

Explore YO62

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Riccal Drive, Helmsley, York, YO62 5FF 20 November 2024 £272,000
31, Riccal Drive, Helmsley, York, YO62 5FF 26 July 2022 £290,000
29, Riccal Drive, Helmsley, York, YO62 5FF 3 May 2022 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Helmsley Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    636 m
  2. Ryedale School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Nawton Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
YO62 5 residents
2,893

Age bands in YO62 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

359 residents

Age 15 to 24
6%

177 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

499 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

915 residents

Age 65 and over
34.1%

1,007 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider YO62 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

1

within 5 km

  • HELMSLEY SURGERY

    CARLTON ROAD, HELMSLEY, YORK, YO62 5HD

    ODS code B82068

    677 m

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

  • Linkfoot Close

    BCT · Helmsley

    0.3 miles
  • Carlton Road

    BCT · Helmsley

    0.3 miles
  • Feathers Hotel

    BCT · Helmsley

    0.4 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Helmsley

    0.5 miles
  • The War Memorial

    BCT · Sproxton

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ryedale 003C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,749 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
0
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 £290,000 from 9 recorded sales in YO62 5FF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Helmsley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 636 m.

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

Recorded crime

101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 31 events.

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