YO31 7EJ York
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Guildhall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Claremont Terrace, York: 52 addresses
- Clarence Street, York: 4 addresses
- Gillygate, York: 2 addresses
- Bootham, York: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Claremont Terrace, York: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Claremont Terrace, York: 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 (43% of about 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central Historic Core Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 56 AND 58, LORD MAYORS WALK, grade II
- 65, 67 AND 69, GILLYGATE, grade II
- 70, GILLYGATE, grade II
- 84 AND 86, GILLYGATE, grade II
- THE SALVATION ARMY CITADEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dean Court Secure Car Park R/O Portland Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Bootham Crescent Football Ground: up to 93 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Duncombe Barracks Burton Stone Lane: up to 34 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Barnett's 28A Colliergate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 3-7 Coney Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Northern House Rougier Street: up to 58 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Rougier House 5 Rougier Street: up to 10 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Dennings Of York The Sidings Wigginton Road York YO31 8JG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 61 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 km (0.6 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gillygate York | 90 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Monk Bar Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.5 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medwin Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 390 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 47 Parliament Street Halifax | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dean's Park 2.4 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Museum Gardens 4.0 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,670 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bootham Bar City Wall From Bootham Bar to Layerthorpe Monk Bar Robin Hoods Tower, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m south-east. 801 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 47 of them Grade I and 132 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bootham Bar City Wall From Bootham Bar to Layerthorpe Monk Bar Robin Hoods Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| 26 and 28, Gillygate | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| Wandesford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Number 51 and Bootham School Block to Rear Including John Bright Library and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-east |
| St Mary's Abbey precinct walls | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Low Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 61 |
47 of the postcode's 61 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 43% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Claremont Terrace.