Neighbourhood · York · Yorkshire and The Humber
Holgate West
York 016 · 6 sub-areas · 9,322 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (75/100)Watch-out: Families (62/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartile
Holgate West is a mid-density neighbourhood of York in the Yorkshire and The Humber region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
82/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Holgate West?
A snapshot of Holgate West
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,173 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Holgate West?
- The median monthly rent across Holgate West is £1,173.
- How safe is Holgate West?
- Holgate West has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Holgate West?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Holgate West?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Holgate West, of which 59% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 616 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Holgate West?
- The most common council tax band in Holgate West is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,854. Council tax is set by York council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Holgate West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Holgate West to central London is approximately 127 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Holgate West?
- 100% of premises in Holgate West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Holgate West?
- Holgate West sits in IMD decile 7 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Holgate West?
- 65% of households in Holgate West are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Holgate West?
- The average property price across York (the local authority covering Holgate West) is approximately £308,589, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Holgate West a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.58 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,961.)
- Which local areas are part of Holgate West?
- Holgate West contains 6 local areas: York 016A, York 016C, York 016D, York 016E, York 016F…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Holgate West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Holgate West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Holgate West is £1,173. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Holgate West a safe place to live?
- Holgate West has a safety score of 42/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Holgate West?
- 59% of schools within 2 km of Holgate West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Holgate West?
- Public-transport commute time from Holgate West to central London is approximately 127 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Holgate West different from the rest of York?
- Holgate West contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Holgate West rank in York?
- Holgate West scores 82/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in York, see the Cities table on the York page.
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