Merchantgate

York, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 74/100 Transport proximity 40/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 75/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 74/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: FamiliesExcellent

Available components: family indicators 85/100; green-space proximity 74/100; daily amenities 75/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families

Excellent

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 75/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Good

Available components: green-space proximity 74/100; daily amenities 75/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 75/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within York

Top 5% in YorkTop 1% nationally

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 5 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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How Life Works Here

Merchantgate is located in York. The associated LSOA area has 1668 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 11 of the 12 selected months. Coverage is insufficient for an annual safety score. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 6 nearby amenities. The closest is Tesco Express (convenience, 19m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Merchantgate) is 38m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 2,671; owner-occupied homes 12.3%; social housing 8.2%; retired population 7%; average household size 2.8. There are 12 schools within 2 km, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 80/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 68/100. Its recorded district percentile is 95. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Data unavailable

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Excellent (75)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Low (40)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Good (74)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (85)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Good (60)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Nearby Amenities

Tesco Express19m (0.2 min walk)

The Red Lion29m (0.4 min walk)

Picadilly Tap31m (0.4 min walk)

SASA Greek Street Food31m (0.4 min walk)

Burgsy's49m (0.6 min walk)

Marzano52m (0.7 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Merchantgate, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (3)

The Hilt 456m · 6 min walk
The Gym Group 550m · 7 min walk
FOSS FIT 692m · 9 min walk

hospitals (4)

All The Aces 78m · 1 min walk
York Safe Haven 1053m · 13 min walk
Intensive Care 1395m · 17 min walk
York District Hospital 1449m · 18 min walk

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libraries (4)

York 707m · 9 min walk
Minster Library 762m · 10 min walk
Rowntree Park reading cafe 983m · 12 min walk
Sycamore House reading cafe 1124m · 14 min walk

All libraries in York →

parks & green spaces (5)

Eye of York 202m · 2 min walk
Tower Gardens, St George's Field 314m · 4 min walk
Black Swan Public Bed 370m · 5 min walk
Barbican Beds 439m · 6 min walk
St Anthony's Garden 442m · 6 min walk

schools (5)

Fishergate Primary School 647m · 8 min walk
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 748m · 9 min walk
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 793m · 10 min walk
Scarcroft Primary School 919m · 12 min walk
Park Grove Primary Academy 1162m · 14 min walk

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Transport Links

Merchantgate bus_stop38m

Piccadilly bus_stop99m

York Rail Station rail_station1015m

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Data Transparency

5 open data sources

57% data uniqueness

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OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

Data updated: 11 September 2026