Buying a home in YO21, Whitby. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£276kmost £234k–£351k

Houses per m²£2,944flats £2,847

Sold last year113857 in five years

Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO21 sold for £276,348 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £233,750 and £351,459, for about 94 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Whitby (£278,000).

113 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £141k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO21 1 (£2,835) and the most in YO21 2 (£2,980).

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 £1,260 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £55,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in YO21 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£171,853	£164k–£298k	43 m²	14
2	£223,776	£188k–£260k	65 m²	142
3	£276,348	£234k–£351k	94 m²	312
4	£343,154	£269k–£430k	119 m²	104
5+	£510,372	£402k–£657k	173 m²	114

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£172k	£224k	£276k	£343k	£510k
Detached	—	£299k	£351k	£387k	£601k
Semi-detached	—	£221k	£278k	£324k	£414k
Terraced	£170k	£208k	£236k	£242k	£354k
Flats	£141k	£161k	£220k	£183k	—

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

Price per m² across YO21

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
YO21 1	£2,835	£2,724
YO21 2	£2,980	—
YO21 3	£2,945	£2,925

Nearby areas

YO22 Whitby · 6 km3-bed house £282k TS13 Saltburn-By-The-Sea · 12 km3-bed house £121k TS12 Saltburn-By-The-Sea · 19 km3-bed house £174k TS14 Guisborough · 24 km3-bed house £185k TS11 Redcar · 24 km3-bed house £181k YO18 Pickering · 25 km3-bed house £287k YO13 Scarborough · 25 km3-bed house £289k TS10 Redcar · 27 km3-bed house £161k

Questions about YO21

Is YO21 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Whitby; prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.4% on a year ago; 113 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 YO21?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO21 sold for £276,348 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £233,750 and £351,459.

Is YO21 expensive for Whitby?

A 3-bedroom house in YO21 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Whitby (£278,000).

How many homes sell in YO21 each year?

113 homes sold in the last year and 857 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near YO21?

For a 3-bedroom house, TS13 (£121k, 12 km), TS12 (£174k, 19 km), TS14 (£185k, 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.