AREA DECISION REPORT
North Yorkshire area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 7.4x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 71.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 96.1% and 5G reaches 6.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 29 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £260,000Based on 59,996 sales · Latest sale in data: 29 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 7.4x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 71.6%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 96.1%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 7.4xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 7.4x in 2025, with a median house price of £273,500 and residence earnings of £36,783.
Broadband
Gigabit 71.6%Gigabit availability is 71.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.5%.
Mobile
4G 96.1% · 5G 6.9%4G strong-coverage share is 96.1%, with 5G at 6.9% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched North Yorkshire in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
14 nearby school rows14 nearby school rows matched postcode area LS24 9GA for North Yorkshire. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
5,184 mapped stopsNorth Yorkshire currently links 5,184 mapped transport stops, including 5,082 local bus or tram access points and 92 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 4,898 stops are marked active and 286 inactive. Top localities include Selby (102), Skipton (90), Bilton (86).
Local business
Score 100/100North Yorkshire currently links 3,771 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 1,354 food and drink, 864 nightlife, 559 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
5,904 online job adverts observedNorth Yorkshire local authority · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 6,360 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under North Yorkshire.
Crime
Latest month 3,884North Yorkshire recorded 3,884 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 41,525, with a 0.8% fall against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. North Yorkshire Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around North Yorkshire, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
1,354 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (629), fast food (376), restaurant (349).
Amenity group
Nightlife
864 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (792), bar (72).
Amenity group
Grocery
559 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (281), supermarket (118), bakery (74).
Amenity group
Retail
348 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (175), diy (37), pet (36).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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LS24 9GA
LS24 9GA has 77 recorded sales with a median sold price of £279,995.
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YO61 3SP
YO61 3SP has 71 recorded sales with a median sold price of £249,995.
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HG2 7BU
HG2 7BU has 70 recorded sales with a median sold price of £284,400.
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