Buying a home in YO26, York. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£333kmost £289k–£412k
Houses per m²£3,779flats £3,172
Sold last year2461,807 in five years
Prices in York+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO26 sold for £333,125 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £288,661 and £411,950, for about 89 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across York (£329,000).

246 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £159k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO26 5 (£3,559) and the most in YO26 6 (£4,206).

Across York, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 10.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,279 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,519 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £67,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in YO26 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£204,352£187k–£205k45 m²7
2£247,446£219k–£280k63 m²576
3£333,125£289k–£412k89 m²696
4£452,252£374k–£546k118 m²180
5+£631,350£498k–£829k165 m²232

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£204k£247k£333k£452k£631k
Detached—£335k£440k£490k£680k
Semi-detached—£262k£330k£439k£512k
Terraced—£231k£290k£338k£445k
Flats£159k£180k———

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

Price per m² across YO26

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
YO26 4£3,610£3,313
YO26 5£3,559£2,975
YO26 6£4,206£3,176
YO26 7£3,841—
YO26 8£3,794—
YO26 9£3,935—

Schools near YO26

Best state primary within 2 kmPoppleton Ousebank Primary School67% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmManor Church of England Academy57.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about YO26

Is YO26 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across York; prices in York are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (67% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.5% against 43.8%); 246 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 YO26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO26 sold for £333,125 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £288,661 and £411,950.

Is YO26 expensive for York?

A 3-bedroom house in YO26 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across York (£329,000).

How many homes sell in YO26 each year?

246 homes sold in the last year and 1,807 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near YO26?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Poppleton Ousebank Primary School, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near YO26?

For a 3-bedroom house, LS24 (£279k, 13 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.