Racecourse Road

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 16/100; 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: FamiliesGood

Available components: family indicators 75/100; green-space proximity 74/100; daily amenities 16/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families

Good

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

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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

Fair

Available components: green-space proximity 74/100; daily amenities 16/100; amenity proximity 45/100. 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

Poor

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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 32% 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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Things You Should Know

Limited mapped daily services

Score 16/100. Check the available shops and services against your daily needs.

How Life Works Here

Racecourse Road is located in York. The associated LSOA area has 143 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 1 nearby amenities. The closest is Little Yorkshire Coffee Co. (fast food, 262m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: bus. The nearest mapped stop (York Racecourse) is 244m 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 2,152; owner-occupied homes 28%; social housing 3.9%; retired population 12.1%; average household size 1.9. There are 6 schools within 2 km, 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 375m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 65/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 51/100. Its recorded district percentile is 49. 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 Poor (16)

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 (75)

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

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

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

Little Yorkshire Coffee Co.262m (3.3 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

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

gyms & sports centres (3)

Hamilton Panthers FC Clubhouse 943m · 12 min walk
Ebor Fitness 1014m · 13 min walk
The Stables Yoga Centre 1141m · 14 min walk

hospitals (3)

St Helen's Rehabilitation Hospital 963m · 12 min walk
Askham Bar Community Diagnostic Centre 1742m · 22 min walk
All The Aces 1979m · 25 min walk

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libraries (3)

Rowntree Park reading cafe 1026m · 13 min walk
Dringhouses 1118m · 14 min walk
Fulford 1495m · 19 min walk

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parks & green spaces (5)

The Knavesmire 430m · 5 min walk
Millennium Fields 623m · 8 min walk
Rose Garden 1030m · 13 min walk
St Clements Community Garden 1172m · 15 min walk
Scarcroft Green 1266m · 16 min walk

schools (5)

Knavesmire Primary School 376m · 5 min walk
Millthorpe School 886m · 11 min walk
Danesgate Community 1072m · 13 min walk
All Saints Catholic School York 1180m · 15 min walk
Scarcroft Primary School 1313m · 16 min walk

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Transport Links

York Racecourse bus_stop244m

Terry's bus_stop309m

Knavesmire Primary School bus_stop329m

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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