Social housing in York
14.0% of households in York are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in York?
York ranks 212th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 85,432 households, 11,931 are social homes (14.0%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does York compare with the UK average?
At -3.5 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, York sits below the national level.
York at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about York.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, York has 73 schools — 66 state-funded and 7 independent. That includes 49 primary and 9 secondary schools. Of the 32 with a published Ofsted grade, 94% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 102 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in York, offering about 4,360 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in York sits in decile 9 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 7% of its 121 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,693 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore York
See York through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).