UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/york
Council areaYorkshire and the Humber, England
House prices in York
Homes in York sold for a median of £307,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 5,137 standard sales.
That makes it the most expensive of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £215,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,163 | £440,000 | £354,000 to £540,000 | £3,906/m²from 37 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,701 | £305,000 | £260,000 to £370,000 | £3,824/m²from 84 sales |
| Terraced | 1,530 | £280,000 | £235,000 to £368,000 | £3,746/m²from 60 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 743 | £190,000 | £160,000 to £235,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in York, at 33% and 30% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole: a median of £280,000 here, 70% more than the £165,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,800 per m², 44% above the £2,633 across Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 39%, from £220,000 in 2016 to £305,000 in 2025, less than the 45% rise across Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole.
Council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber
Median sale price of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first.
- York, this council area£307,500
- North Yorkshire£270,000
- Leeds£248,000
- East Riding of Yorkshire£225,000
- Sheffield£220,000
- Kirklees£215,000
- Wakefield£205,000
- Rotherham£195,000
- Calderdale£194,000
- Bradford£186,000
- Barnsley£180,000
- Doncaster£180,000
- North Lincolnshire£177,000
- North East Lincolnshire£165,000
- Kingston upon Hull£140,000
Postcode districts in York
The dearest district was YO19 (Fulford), at £380,000, and the cheapest was YO24 (York), at £286,000.
The next dearest were YO23 (York) and YO26 (York), and the next cheapest YO31 (York) and YO1 (mostly Guildhall ward).
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- YO19York, 385 salesMedian price £380,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- YO23York, 604 salesMedian price £370,000Price per square metre £3,887Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- YO26York, 886 salesMedian price £320,000Price per square metre £3,751Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −6%
- YO32York, 688 salesMedian price £317,500Price per square metre £3,832Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- YO30York, 743 salesMedian price £300,000Price per square metre £3,789Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- YO10York, 513 salesMedian price £295,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- YO1York, 156 salesMedian price £294,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- YO31York, 742 salesMedian price £290,000Price per square metre £3,742Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- YO24York, 799 salesMedian price £286,000Price per square metre £3,730Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in YO31 (York), up 4%, and fell most in YO26 (York), down 6%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Haxby Road, York (YO31)53 sales
- Keepers Way, Upper Poppleton (YO26)45 sales
- Bishopthorpe Road, York (YO23)30 sales
- Barben Avenue, Fulford (YO19)29 sales
- Thornton Road, Fulford (YO19)26 sales
- Huntington Road, York (YO31)24 sales
- Greenshaw Drive, Haxby (YO32)22 sales
- Burton Stone Lane, York (YO30)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Stockton Lane, York (YO31, £632,500), York Road, Haxby (YO32, £601,000) and Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses (YO24, £565,000).
The cheapest were Front Street, Acomb (YO24, flats, £140,000), Aviator Court, York (YO30, flats, £154,500) and Acomb Road, York (YO24, flats, £165,000).
Living in York
Crime
71 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
91% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,287 a year in York for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 82 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
York's figures come from 5,137 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 9 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in York, so their sales add up to 5,516 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.