Heworth sits to the east of York, centred on the old village core of Heworth. It is largely residential, combining Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war housing with more recent developments, and offers a modest local high street, good transport links into the city and short commuting distances.
Historically a separate village absorbed into the city's 19th- and 20th-century expansion, Heworth retains pockets of older architecture and a small conservation area around Heworth Green. Modern community life revolves around churches, pubs, community centres, green spaces and local shops, giving the ward a socially mixed, engaged feel rather than an industrial character.
Postcode districts covering Heworth
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 23 miles37 km
- York 1.3 miles2 km
- Harrogate 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Castleford 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Pontefract 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Selby 13.1 miles21 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Goole 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Thorne 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Ripon 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Kippax 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Garforth 18 miles29 km
Neighbouring places
- Guildhall Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Heworth Without Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- York Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Clifton Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Osbaldwick Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Huntington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hull Road Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Fishergate Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- New Earswick Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Micklegate Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Heslington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Heworth
YO31 8RX, YO31 8SJ, YO31 8UA, YO31 9LA, YO31 0RA, YO31 0SD, YO31 0LN, YO31 0UF, YO31 0AB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.8 miles54.3 km
- York Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Murton Lane 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Heworth Ad
- The Grand, York 5 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Golden Fleece York 3 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Clementine's Guest House 5 1.3 miles2 km
- Moxy York 4 0.9 miles1.4 km
- No.1 by Guesthouse, York 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Galtres Lodge Hotel 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Minster Hotel York 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hotel Indigo York 4 1 mile1.7 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
Schools in Heworth
- Applefields School Special
- Heworth C of E Primary School Primary
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tang Hall Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- University of York University 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wentworth College College 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 2.2 miles3.6 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9 miles14.4 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Castle Howard Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Castle Howard Country house 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles20.2 km