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2.9%UNEMPLOYED
60%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
26%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsYO17 8SW

What social class do the population of YO17 8SW belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is YO17 8SW in York, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about YO17 8SW from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 15%Children
  • 84%Adults

15% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 9% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in YO178SW male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Thornton Dale.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 26%AB
  • 56%C2/C2
  • 18%DE

According to census records, 26% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 21%SINGLE
  • 60%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in YO17 8SW is 21%. Single and 'other' people is 79%.

ETHNICITY

  • 99%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

99% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.8%WORKING
  • 2.9%UNEMPLOYED

2.9% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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YO178SW Postcode Breakdown

YOAREA17DISTRICT8SECTORSWUNIT
Full PostcodeYO17 8SW
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownYork
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

YO178SW Postal District

Compass Postal District

YO17 8SW postcode is located in the postal town of York. York postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode YO17 8SW.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Knapton3 miles S
Brompton3.2 miles E
Scagglethorpe6.3 miles SW
Pickering6.3 miles W
Ryton6.9 miles W
Helperthorpe7.4 miles SE
Malton8.7 miles SW
Foxholes8.8 miles E
Whitewall Corner8.9 miles SW
Sinnington9.4 miles W
Cropton9.8 miles NW
Scarborough10.2 miles E
Salton11 miles W
Lastingham11.6 miles W
Gristhorpe11.9 miles E
London188 miles S
Glasgow180 miles NW
Edinburgh156 miles NW
Cardiff217 miles SW
Liverpool112 miles W
Southampton231 miles S
Saint Ives239 miles S

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