Neighbourhood · York · Yorkshire and The Humber
Woodthorpe & Acomb Park
York 022 · 6 sub-areas · 9,417 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (82/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (55/100)Liveability 91/100 · Best 10%
Woodthorpe & Acomb Park is a green, lower-density part of York — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
91/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
A snapshot of Woodthorpe & Acomb Park
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 3 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- The median monthly rent across Woodthorpe & Acomb Park is £1,173.
- How safe is Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- 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 40 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Woodthorpe & Acomb Park, of which 73% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 730 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- The most common council tax band in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,990. Council tax is set by York council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Woodthorpe & Acomb Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Woodthorpe & Acomb Park to central London is approximately 146 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- 100% of premises in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park sits in IMD decile 8 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- 74% of households in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- The average property price across York (the local authority covering Woodthorpe & Acomb Park) 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park contains 6 local areas: York 022C, York 022D, York 022E, York 022A, York 022F…
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Frequently asked about Woodthorpe & Acomb Park
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- What is the average rent in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Woodthorpe & Acomb Park 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park a safe place to live?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park has a safety score of 78/100. 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- 73% of schools within 2 km of Woodthorpe & Acomb Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Woodthorpe & Acomb Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Woodthorpe & Acomb Park to central London is approximately 146 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Woodthorpe & Acomb Park different from the rest of York?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park 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 Woodthorpe & Acomb Park rank in York?
- Woodthorpe & Acomb Park scores 91/100 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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