Buying a home in YO18, Pickering. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£287kmost £238k–£355k

Houses per m²£3,166flats £2,982

Sold last year96719 in five years

Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO18 sold for £287,119 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £238,270 and £355,276, for about 90 m² of space.

96 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £92k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO18 8 (£3,139) and the most in YO18 7 (£3,176).

Across North Yorkshire, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 12.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,309 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £57,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in YO18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£142,800	£125k–£154k	41 m²	8
2	£225,223	£190k–£264k	62 m²	207
3	£287,119	£238k–£355k	90 m²	287
4	£357,455	£285k–£410k	118 m²	78
5+	£472,445	£399k–£643k	158 m²	114

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£143k	£225k	£287k	£357k	£472k
Detached	—	£266k	£333k	£386k	£540k
Semi-detached	—	£211k	£248k	£262k	£451k
Terraced	£143k	£193k	£249k	£299k	£389k
Flats	£92k	£123k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across YO18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
YO18 7	£3,176	£3,241
YO18 8	£3,139	£1,885

Schools near YO18

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy58% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLady Lumley's Academy70% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

YO17 Malton · 14 km3-bed house £251k YO62 York · 15 km3-bed house £331k YO13 Scarborough · 18 km3-bed house £289k YO60 York · 22 km3-bed house £340k YO12 Scarborough · 22 km3-bed house £190k YO22 Whitby · 23 km3-bed house £282k YO11 Scarborough · 24 km3-bed house £194k YO21 Whitby · 25 km3-bed house £276k

Questions about YO18

Is YO18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (58% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (70% against 43.8%); 96 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in YO18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO18 sold for £287,119 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £238,270 and £355,276.

How many homes sell in YO18 each year?

96 homes sold in the last year and 719 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near YO18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, where 58% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near YO18?

For a 3-bedroom house, YO17 (£251k, 14 km), YO12 (£190k, 22 km), YO11 (£194k, 24 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.