York: local statistics
York is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber, home to an estimated 209,118 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over York, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The average house price in York was £310,781 in July 2026, a rise of 1.8% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the highest in the Yorkshire and the Humber; the average for the Yorkshire and the Humber was £209,116. Prices are 36% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in York (£40,496) gives a ratio of 7.7. That ratio is the highest ratio in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in York took home £766.60 a week before tax, or £40,496 over a year. That is 7.7% above the figure for the Yorkshire and the Humber and the highest of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Jobs based in York paid almost the same: a median £766.40 a week. In 2015 the residents' median was £495.60, so it has risen 55% before inflation.
The claimant count for York stood at 2,545 in August 2026, or 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 4.1% in the Yorkshire and the Humber. The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.7% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.6% in May 2024.
In 2022 to 2024, women in York had a life expectancy at birth of 83.7 years; for men it was 79.7, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.3 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.3 less. It is the 2nd highest for women of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.9% of York residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 3.3 points either way, against 73.3% across the Yorkshire and the Humber. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 76.1% to 83.6%.
In the year to March 2026, 13,752 offences were recorded by police in York: 65.8 per 1,000 people, the 3rd lowest rate in the Yorkshire and the Humber. A year earlier it was 69.7. In the year to March 2016 it was 61.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in York is £2,287.15, 5.2% more than in 2025-26. It is the 3rd lowest of the 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,493.79, so it has risen 53%.
York had an estimated 209,118 residents in mid-2025, up 0.4% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 2.9%, against +5.5% for the Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole, the 12th fastest growth of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
In March 2026, 9,020 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in York, 3% more than in 2016. There are 43 per 1,000 residents, 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber, counting from the highest.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 203,212 |
| 2016 | 202,892 |
| 2017 | 203,546 |
| 2018 | 203,906 |
| 2019 | 203,877 |
| 2020 | 202,169 |
| 2021 | 201,851 |
| 2022 | 204,513 |
| 2023 | 206,239 |
| 2024 | 208,237 |
| 2025 | 209,118 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £227,961 |
| July 2017 | £242,084 |
| July 2018 | £246,518 |
| July 2019 | £247,173 |
| July 2020 | £250,691 |
| July 2021 | £280,286 |
| July 2022 | £310,041 |
| July 2023 | £309,104 |
| July 2024 | £310,269 |
| July 2025 | £305,387 |
| July 2026 | £310,781 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £495.60 a week |
| 2016 | £508.10 a week |
| 2017 | £519.90 a week |
| 2018 | £512.90 a week |
| 2019 | £573.80 a week |
| 2020 | £576.50 a week |
| 2021 | £600.50 a week |
| 2022 | £611.00 a week |
| 2023 | £651.80 a week |
| 2024 | £718.40 a week |
| 2025 | £766.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,493.79 |
| 2017-18 | £1,544.16 |
| 2018-19 | £1,601.28 |
| 2019-20 | £1,668.40 |
| 2020-21 | £1,733.57 |
| 2021-22 | £1,809.51 |
| 2022-23 | £1,865.15 |
| 2023-24 | £1,959.63 |
| 2024-25 | £2,053.12 |
| 2025-26 | £2,175.05 |
| 2026-27 | £2,287.15 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 61.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 56.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 58.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 67.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 66.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 54.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 69.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 71.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 69.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 65.8 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 76.1% |
| 2016/17 | 77.6% |
| 2017/18 | 77.0% |
| 2018/19 | 78.4% |
| 2019/20 | 80.0% |
| 2020/21 | 76.7% |
| 2021/22 | 81.8% |
| 2022/23 | 83.6% |
| 2023/24 | 78.0% |
| 2024/25 | 77.9% |
| 2025/26 | 79.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,790 |
| 2017 | 8,875 |
| 2018 | 8,945 |
| 2019 | 9,055 |
| 2020 | 9,160 |
| 2021 | 9,015 |
| 2022 | 9,040 |
| 2023 | 8,970 |
| 2024 | 8,975 |
| 2025 | 8,980 |
| 2026 | 9,020 |
Questions about York
What is the average house price in York?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £310,781.
What is the average salary in York?
Median pay for full-time employees living in York was £766.60 a week in April 2025 (£40,496 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in York?
2,545 in August 2026 (1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in York?
83.7 years for women and 79.7 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in York?
Home Office figures show 13,752 offences in the year to March 2026, or 65.8 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in York?
£2,287.15 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of York?
209,118 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over York
Every body that makes decisions for York, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- York council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- York in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- York Central: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- York Outer: Mr Luke Charters (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber: Barnsley · Calderdale · Kingston upon Hull, City of · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · Rotherham
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