Tower Street is in York and in York district. YO1 9WD is located in the Guildhall electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of York Central. This postcode has been in use since 1998-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Tower Street, York, YO1 9WD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: YO1 9RJ, YO1 9RP, YO1 9RL, YO1 9RN, YO1 9RG, YO1 9SF, YO1 9SA, YO1 9RD, YO1 9RW.

Tower Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Tower Street are based on 4 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for York.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for YO1 9WD

Average Price
£42,299,773
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£42,299,773

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tower Street

Average Price
£10,839,318
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tower Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Hilton York Hotel, 1 Tower Street, York, York
Other, an established residential building 		£38,200,0002018-12-20 £42,299,773

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Nursery School
12 St Paul's Square , YO24 4BD 		3out of 4 1,311 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scarcroft Primary School
Moss Street , YO23 1BS 		4out of 4 736 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fishergate Primary School
Fishergate , YO10 4AP 		3out of 4 756 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1 Winterscale Street , Fishergate YO10 4BT 		3out of 4 902 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Monkgate , YO31 7PB 		4out of 4 955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
St Paul's Terrace , Holgate YO24 4BJ 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Saints RC School
Mill Mount Lane , YO24 1BJ 		4out of 4 1,104 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Millthorpe School
Nunthorpe Avenue , YO23 1WF 		3out of 4 1,118 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fulford School
Fulfordgate , Heslington Lane YO10 4FY 		4out of 4 2,700 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Vale of York Academy
Rawcliffe Drive , Clifton Without YO30 6ZS 		1out of 4 2,716 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
Hull Road , YO10 5ZA 		4out of 4 2,981 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
York College
Sim Balk Lane , YO23 2BB 		- not rated 3,503 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
York St John University
Lord Mayor's Walk , YO31 7EX 		- not rated 1,008 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bootham School
51 Bootham , YO30 7BU 		- not rated 1,025 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mount School (York)
Dalton Terrace , YO24 4DD 		- not rated 1,231 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's School 2-18
Clifton , YO30 6AB 		- not rated 1,365 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Danesgate Community
Danesgate , Fulford Cross YO10 4PB 		3out of 4 1,643 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rustique Restaurant28 Castlegate70 yd
Pairings28 Castlegate70 yd
Prezzo1-3 Clifford Street81 yd
York Lions Club - Magistrates Court Tea BarLaw Courts, Clifford Street99 yd
Castle Tea Room11A Castlegate102 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Blue Boar5 Castlegate102 yd
Castle Snooker and Pool Club9 Tower Street112 yd
Kuda12 Clifford Street124 yd
Howl7 Castlegate124 yd
Plonkers Wine Bar5 Cumberland Street152 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hubble Bubble TeaKiosk 1, St Marys Square81 yd
Ali G's Pizza House11A Tower Street112 yd
Whipped2 Clifford Street124 yd
Basilico Pizza10 King Street186 yd
Vovó CantinaUnit 16, Spark York, Piccadilly216 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's10-18 Piccadilly192 yd
Tesco34 Piccadilly198 yd
Tesco9-11 Low Ousegate208 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks And Spencer, 9 Pavement298 yd
Co-opUnit A, Stonebow House, The Stonebow361 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Emperors Health & Fitness Club
THE SAWMILL THE SAWMILL SKELDERGATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool266 yd
Tramways Working Mens Club
MILL STREET 		362 yd
Pace Health Club (York) (Closed)
North Street 		health and fitness suite422 yd
York Barbican Centre (Closed)
Paragon Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool582 yd
Spa At The Grand
STATION RISE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool640 yd
Fishergate Primary School
FISHERGATE 		grass pitches661 yd
St Georges Rc Primary School
WINTERSCALE STREET 		grass pitches813 yd
Principal York Hotel Health Club
STATION ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool853 yd
Ultraflex York
LAYERTHORPE 		health and fitness suite907 yd
York Ri Sports Centre
YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE GYMNASIUM YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE GYMNASIUM QUEEN STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts938 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Tower Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3154 crimes were reported near Tower Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of YO1 9WD.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Tower Street, York, YO1 9WD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in YO1 9WD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee114
Student (economically inactive)34
Part-Time Employee28
Self-Employed28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)25
Retired22
Other16
Unemployed10
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Looking after home or family0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles43
Accommodation and food service activities40
Human health and social work activities29
Education29
Other26
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Manufacturing11
Information and communication11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Financial and insurance activities9
Administrative and support service activities7
Construction4
Transport and storage4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female126
Male157

Partnership Status

Single185
Married: Opposite sex41
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced33
Widowed9

Health

Very good health126
Good health119
Fair health31
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications29
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 21
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 142
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese9
Indian7
Other Asian11
Black African8
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White230
Roma2
Arab7
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom195
European Union37
Rest of Europe8
Africa10
Middle East and Asia29
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK195
10+ Years22
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years26

Passport Held

United Kingdom199
Ireland2
Germany4
Italy2
Portugal5
Spain8
Lithuania3
Poland3
Romania4
Other EU countries12
Turkey2
Other Europe1
North Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East5
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia3
Oceania2
No passport held17

Religion

No religion149
Christian87
Buddhist8
Muslim20
Other religion1
Not answered17
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