York Local Information
Practical local information for York: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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York Roadworks This Week: A19 Nights, Heworth Green Lights
The A19 south of York shuts 8pm to 6am until 6am Saturday 10 October, and Heworth Green is on temporary lights to 1 November. Every live York closure.
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York Bin Collection Days: No Food Caddy Until 2043
Black bin fortnightly, three recycling boxes, garden waste £52 for 2026, bulky pickup £33.50. Why York has no food caddy, and the bins set to replace the boxes.
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Parking in York: Free Sunday Mornings on Micklegate
On-street parking is free before 1pm on Sundays on Micklegate, Priory Street and Lawrence Street. Full 2026 car park tariffs, plus the £45 Minster Badge.
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York Council Tax Bands: Band D £2,269.91, Up 4.99%
Every band A to H for 2026/27, and what your parish adds. Where the £2,269.91 band D bill goes: £335.86 to police, £116.62 to fire, plus how to challenge.
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York House Prices 2026: £309,611 Average, Up 4.8%
The average York home sold for £309,611 in June 2026, up 4.8% in a year. Detached, terraced and first-time buyer prices, and the city's dearest streets.
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York to London Trains: 1h53 Fastest, Fares From £48.90
Fastest trains reach Kings Cross in 1h 53m, with 4 or 5 an hour. 2026 walk-up fares, Grand Central's cheaper tickets, and the last train home.
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Things to Do in York: 12 Days Out, Prices Checked
Twelve York days out with prices checked this week: the Minster free for residents, the free Railway Museum, Jorvik, Clifford's Tower and the city walls.
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York Planning News: Work Starts on the 2045 Local Plan
York begins its 2045 Local Plan with an August consultation, months after adopting 822 homes a year. Plus York Central, Coney Street and the Dakota hotel.
Schools
York School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
York schools break for October half term on 26 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Every 2026/27 holiday, plus the schools that break a week earlier.
Bins
York Christmas Bin Collections: Dates Due Early December
York's Christmas 2026 bin dates are not out yet; the council posts them in early December. Last time most bins went a day late and Saturday rounds were added.
Trains
York Christmas Trains and Buses: What Runs, 24 Dec to 4 Jan
Most train operators run nothing on Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December. York's 2026 Christmas engineering works are not out yet; last year Leeds to York shut for 10 days.
Half term
York October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 October, What's On
York's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, back 2 November. Free ghost hunts, Castle Museum prison cells, Hallowtween and Murton Park, with prices.