YO31 0XE York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Heworth. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Fleming Avenue, York: 12 addresses
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 B (43% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Gas Works 24 Heworth Green (Zone A): up to 119 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Former Gas Works 24 Heworth Green (Zone B): up to 392 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Former Gas Works 24 Heworth Green (Zone C): up to 96 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land at Layerthorpe: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Former Garage Site Mansfield Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Hungate Development Site (Block G): up to 196 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Hungate Development Site (Block D): up to 196 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Hungate Development Site (Block H): up to 179 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Glen Avenue Heworth | 120 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Parking | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.6 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitecross Court Community Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Heworth, Heworth | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Glen Gardens 1.6 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 10 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | King George's Field 1.8 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jewbury Medieval Jewish Cemetery, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) west. 193 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jewbury Medieval Jewish Cemetery | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Middleton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| St Anthonys Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The Black Swan Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Standing tower and below ground remains of St Lawrence's Church and associated burial ground | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| York Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Low Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Fleming Avenue.