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York City Centre

Middle area

Central York. 11,699 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for York City Centre’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£292,500
3,617th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,347
458th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How York City Centre compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price24 middle areas, York · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in York24 areas from £235,500 to £436,996. The middle area is £307,500. York City Centre is £292,500.
£292,5009th lowest
Population24 middle areas, York · 2021
Population: every middle area in York24 areas from 5,693 to 11,774. The middle area is 8,294. York City Centre is 11,347.
11,3472nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, York · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in York24 areas from 46.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.9%. York City Centre is 77.7%.
77.7%3rd lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, York · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in York24 areas from 0.7% to 4.2%. The middle area is 1.6%. York City Centre is 2.8%.
2.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of York

These figures are published for the whole of York, not for each middle area, so they describe all of York and not York City Centre alone. See York

Average house price
£310,781
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,496
129th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.8
44th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
York City Centre in brief

The median price paid for a home in York City Centre was £292,500 in 2025.

York City Centre had 11,347 usual residents at the census.

In York City Centre, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In York City Centre, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.