Buying a home in YO22, Whitby. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£282kmost £236k–£360k

Houses per m²£3,072flats £2,871

Sold last year75478 in five years

Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO22 sold for £281,563 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £235,903 and £360,087, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Whitby (£278,000).

75 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £119k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO22 5 (£3,031) and the most in YO22 4 (£3,081).

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 £1,284 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £56,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

Plan your purchase in YO22See what you can afford, compare homes on what they really cost, and read your survey in plain English. Free.

Start your plan Homes for sale ›

House prices in YO22 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£203,593	£183k–£270k	54 m²	7
2	£218,973	£183k–£272k	64 m²	158
3	£281,563	£236k–£360k	92 m²	159
4	£372,544	£287k–£442k	118 m²	72
5+	£477,207	£377k–£603k	166 m²	52

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£204k	£219k	£282k	£373k	£477k
Detached	—	£281k	£338k	£428k	£558k
Semi-detached	—	£201k	£270k	£313k	£377k
Terraced	—	£200k	£257k	£246k	£479k
Flats	£119k	£232k	£174k	—	—

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

Price per m² across YO22

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
YO22 4	£3,081	£2,937
YO22 5	£3,031	£2,114

Schools near YO22

Best state secondary within 5 kmWhitby School38.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

YO21 Whitby · 6 km3-bed house £276k TS13 Saltburn-By-The-Sea · 19 km3-bed house £121k YO13 Scarborough · 20 km3-bed house £289k YO18 Pickering · 23 km3-bed house £287k YO12 Scarborough · 24 km3-bed house £190k YO11 Scarborough · 25 km3-bed house £194k TS12 Saltburn-By-The-Sea · 26 km3-bed house £174k TS14 Guisborough · 30 km3-bed house £185k

Questions about YO22

Is YO22 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; the best secondary is below it (38.3% against 43.8%); 75 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 YO22?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO22 sold for £281,563 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £235,903 and £360,087.

Is YO22 expensive for Whitby?

A 3-bedroom house in YO22 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Whitby (£278,000).

How many homes sell in YO22 each year?

75 homes sold in the last year and 478 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near YO22?

For a 3-bedroom house, TS13 (£121k, 19 km), YO12 (£190k, 24 km), YO11 (£194k, 25 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.