YO23 1BJ York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Micklegate. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Upper Price Street, York: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near Upper Price Street, Clementhorpe: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (44% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- York City Living Limited 22 - 26 Blossom Street: up to 15 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Parking Area Holgate Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 62 Balmoral Terrace: up to 7 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Mack & Lawler Builders Ltd 2a Low Ousegate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Bank of Scotland 6 Nessgate: up to 15 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Rougier House 5 Rougier Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Northern House Rougier Street: up to 58 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Lakeland 9 - 10 High Ousegate York YO1 8RZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 11 m and 12 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Ulleskelf 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scarcroft Primary School | 120 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bishopthorpe Road Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.7 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dalton Terrace Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Citywide Health-Bishopthorpe Rd Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nunnery Lane Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barclays ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Kavesmire 105 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scarcroft Road Allotments 3.8 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 120 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scarcroft County Primary School, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-west. 515 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 27 of them Grade I and 48 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Knavesmire Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 27 |
25 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Upper Price Street.