Backhouse Street, York, YO31 7QE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding YO31 7QE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	55.5%	4.8%	51.0%	4.5%
Male	49.3%	44.5%	-4.8%	49.0%	-4.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around YO31 7QE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.9%	56%	7.1%	37.9%	18.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20.2%	13.7%	-6.5%	44.2%	-30.5%
Separated	4.3%	5.4%	1.1%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	18.1%	18.5%	0.4%	9.1%	9.4%
Widowed	8.5%	6.5%	-2.0%	6.1%	0.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (63.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35.7%	36%	0.3%	48.4%	-12.4%
Good health	34.4%	27.5%	-6.9%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	17.6%	19.5%	1.9%	12.7%	6.8%
Bad health	8.6%	14.5%	5.9%	4.0%	10.5%
Very bad health	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	1.2%	1.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.8%	28%	-9.8%	18.2%	9.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	10.1%	-3.7%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	15.5%	2.2%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	5.4%	2.2%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	8.9%	1.5%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	18.6%	27.4%	8.8%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	5.9%	4.8%	-1.1%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	2.5%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	88.2%	87.8%	-0.4%	81.4%	6.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	3.6%	3.1%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.1%	78.9%	-6.2%	83.2%	-4.3%
European Union	6.3%	12.1%	5.8%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%	5.6%	-1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	78.5%	-6.6%	83.2%	-4.7%
10+ Years	2.7%	11%	8.3%	9.8%	1.2%
5-10 Years	3.2%	4%	0.8%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.3%	76.7%	-26.4%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	34.2%	13.5%	20.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.7%	37.2%	9.5%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Backhouse Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Backhouse Street was 525.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.1% higher than the Guildhall average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Backhouse Street has the 13th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall and the 16th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 100.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,900

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in YO31 7QE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Backhouse Street are based on 7 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.

House Prices for Backhouse Street, York, YO31 7QE

Estimated Average Property Prices for YO31 7QE

Average Price
£163,841

Semi-Detached
£194,661

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£153,568

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Backhouse Street

Average Price
£163,846

Semi-Detached
£188,352

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,044

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Backhouse Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Thirsk House Backhouse Street, York, York Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2022-05-31	£148,002
4 Thirsk House Backhouse Street, York, York Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£96,000	2008-02-18	£127,164
2 Thirsk House Backhouse Street, York, York Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2006-09-12	£177,544
15 Thirsk House Backhouse Street, York, York Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£109,000	2006-08-25	£152,347
10 Thirsk House Backhouse Street, York, York Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£59,000	2001-11-16	£197,184

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for YO31 7QE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Self-Employed	14
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	11
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	5
Transport and storage	5
Construction	4
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Nursery School Kingsway North , YO30 6JA	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Grove Primary School Park Grove , YO31 8LG	- not rated	393 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Grove Primary Academy Park Grove , YO31 8LG	3out of 4	393 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's, York, Roman Catholic Primary School Monkgate , YO31 7PB	- not rated	428 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Monkgate , YO31 7PB	3out of 4	428 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shipton Street Infant School Shipton Street , YO30 7AU	- not rated	649 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Anne School Queen Anne Road , YO30 7WA	- not rated	962 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Vale of York Academy Rawcliffe Drive , Clifton Without YO30 6ZS	- not rated	1,801 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vale of York Academy Rawcliffe Drive , Clifton Without YO30 6ZS	3out of 4	1,801 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School York Mill Mount Lane , YO24 1BJ	4out of 4	2,137 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints RC School Mill Mount Lane , YO24 1BJ	- not rated	2,137 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	4,613 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
York Sixth Form College Sim Balk Lane , Tadcaster Road YO23 2UD	- not rated	5,089 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	281 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bootham School 51 Bootham , YO30 7BU	- not rated	553 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minster School Deangate , YO1 7JA	- not rated	646 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
York College for Girls 62 Petergate , YO1 7HZ	- not rated	727 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Peter's School 2-18 Clifton , YO30 6AB	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The 30 Clarence Street Wellbeing Café	Sycamore House, 30 Clarence Street	82 yd
Coconut Lagoon	56 Clarence Street	82 yd
Chocolate & Co	4 Mansfield House, Lowther Street	99 yd
York Tandoori	1 Mansfield House, Lowther Street	103 yd
The Sea Catcher	1B Clarence Street	123 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
York Clarence Club & Institute	87-91 Clarence Street	123 yd
The Punch Bowl	134 Lowther Street	144 yd
York St John Students Union	York St John University, Lord Mayors Walk	221 yd
Black Horse	29 Monkgate	467 yd
Brigadier Gerard	84 Monkgate	527 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Dela Sosa	64 Clarence Street	82 yd
Sun Lee Chop Suey House	54 Clarence Street	82 yd
Kawa House	74 Clarence Street	82 yd
Monkey King Chinese Takeaway	8 Mansfield House, Lowther Street	103 yd
Sizzlers	2 Mansfield House, Lowther Street	103 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	Groves Chapel, Union Terrace	161 yd
Sainsbury's	31 Bootham Row	420 yd
Tesco	45-49 Gillygate	441 yd
Sainsbury's	Foss Bank	647 yd
Tesco	71 Goodramgate	707 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bootham & Monk Ward Conservative Club CLARENCE STREET		99 yd
York St John University Sports Hall And Fitness Centre LORD MAYORS WALK	health and fitness suite	285 yd
Bootham Park Hospital Recreation Field BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL BOOTHAM	grass pitches	515 yd
York City (Bootham Crescent) BOOTHAM CRESCENT	grass pitches	544 yd
Bootham School Bootham	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	554 yd
York St John University (Heworth Croft) HEWORTH GREEN	artificial grass pitch	739 yd
Ultraflex York LAYERTHORPE	health and fitness suite	881 yd
Clifton Green Primary School KINGSWAY NORTH	grass pitches	988 yd
St Peters School Clifton	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,035 yd

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

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	47.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	85.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of YO31 7QE