United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
York
Unitary authority · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~211k · 63 state-funded schools
High earnings and good schools come at a steep price. York offers the highest median weekly earnings in the region at £766.60 and the best pupil performance with 98.3% in Good or Outstanding schools, but this comes with the highest median house price in Yorkshire and the Humber at £305,000, a multiple of 7.7 times annual pay. Rent is also the highest regionally, taking 35.3% of gross median earnings. While crime is low at 66.9 per 1,000, and deprivation is the lowest in the region, the cost of living is a significant barrier. This location suits those prioritising career and education above affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How York ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,863/yr
Mid
Better than 55% of UK LAs
House price
£305,000
Mid-range
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,173/mo
Expensive
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,287/yr
Cheapest
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Crime
66.9/1k
Mid
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.7
Least deprived
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Schools
98.4%
Very strong
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
63 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
60 of 61 (98.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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63 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 63 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.