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The average house price in York is £343,292 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.1%.

England

York

£343,292

Average price, last 12 months

−0.1% in a year
OCT 2016£248kSEPT 2026£343k

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What can I buy with my budget in York?

With £350,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in York.

£350,000

York

  • Flats

    £215,692

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £327,313

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £331,065

    In budget

  • Detached

    £477,971

    £128k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in York?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in York costs £1,717 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • York

    £1,717

    a month

    Average price
    £343,292
    Deposit
    £34,329
    Mortgage
    £308,963
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £68,658

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £477,971

Semi-detached

  • £331,065

Terraced

  • £327,313

Flats

  • £215,692

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

York

Mostly semi-detached houses

21%
33%
31%
15%

How much do prices vary within York?

In York the priciest area costs 3.3× the cheapest.

York31 areas

Cheapest: New Earswick, £253,126. Priciest: Holtby, £832,500.

New Earswick: £253,126Naburn: £260,000Hessay: £280,000Huntington: £308,299Wigginton: £314,695Clifton Without: £320,008Heworth Without: £326,849Rawcliffe: £336,870Elvington: £337,736Skelton: £341,440Strensall with Towthorpe: £348,742Haxby: £358,125Murton: £361,250Osbaldwick: £364,216Fulford: £367,427Stockton-on-the-Forest: £375,610Copmanthorpe: £396,661Dunnington: £401,231Bishopthorpe: £411,502Deighton: £412,000Wheldrake: £439,518Upper Poppleton: £460,893Nether Poppleton: £493,038Rufforth with Knapton: £493,181Heslington: £499,514Askham Richard: £503,750Askham Bryan: £525,608Acaster Malbis: £576,000Earswick: £624,500Kexby: £716,666Holtby: £832,500
  • York average, £343,292

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is York?

York has 62 public parks among 469 green space sites. Green space covers 2.6% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • York

    2.6%

    of the land is green space
    35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    62 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is York?

York has about 5.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,929 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

York
5.3 people per football pitch of land · 1,929 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in York?

Prices in York were down on a year earlier in 24 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.1% on a year earlier.

York24 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • York

    England / York

    £343,292

Change over 1 year

  • York

    England / York

    −£396

Change over ~10 years

  • York

    England / York

    +£97,850

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • York

    England / York

    2,437

Number of postcodes

  • York

    England / York

    12,732

Households (Census 2021)

  • York

    England / York

    85,446

Household density

  • York

    England / York

    813 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • York

    England / York

    202,829

Population density

  • York

    England / York

    1,929 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • York

    England / York

    35 m² per resident · more than 58% of areas

Green space share of area

  • York

    England / York

    2.6%

Public parks

  • York

    England / York

    62

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • York

    England / York

    72 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • York

    England / York

    −0.4%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • York

    England / York

    25 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • York

    England / York

    10.1 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • York

    England / York

    7.2 µg/m³ · Low

Listed buildings

  • York

    England / York

    1,613

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • York

    England / York

    18.9 per 1,000 homes · more 55% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • York

    England / York

    12.0% · higher than 63% of areas

Peak month

  • York

    England / York

    JAN 2024 · £402,668

Most common price band

  • York

    England / York

    £200k – £300k · 36.9%

Detached average

  • York

    England / York

    £477,971

Semi-detached average

  • York

    England / York

    £331,065

Terraced average

  • York

    England / York

    £327,313

Flats average

  • York

    England / York

    £215,692

Detached share of sales

  • York

    England / York

    21.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • York

    England / York

    32.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • York

    England / York

    30.8%

Flats share of sales

  • York

    England / York

    15.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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