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 miles
- York 1.3 miles
- Harrogate 19.6 miles
- Castleford 20.7 miles
- Pontefract 21.7 miles
- Selby 13.1 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.1 miles
- Goole 19.8 miles
- Thorne 24.9 miles
- Ripon 22.2 miles
- Kippax 18.8 miles
- Garforth 18 miles
Neighbouring places
- Guildhall Ward 0.7 miles
- Heworth Without Parish 0.9 miles
- York Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Clifton Ward 1.3 miles
- Osbaldwick Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Huntington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Huntington & New Earswick Ward 1.5 miles
- Hull Road Ward 1.6 miles
- Fishergate Ward 1.6 miles
- New Earswick Parish 1.8 miles
- Micklegate Ward 1.8 miles
- Heslington Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Heworth
YO31 8TZ, YO31 0QH, YO31 7SW, YO31 0YB, YO31 9LF, YO31 8SQ, YO31 0TQ, YO31 9AH, YO31 7SG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.8 miles
- York Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Murton Lane 2.1 miles
Hotels in Heworth Ad
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 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- University of York University 1.6 miles
- Wentworth College College 1.6 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 2.2 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 2.6 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 5.6 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 9 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 9 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 12.1 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 12.3 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles