Buying a home in YO42, York. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£288kmost £250k–£360k
Houses per m²£3,302flats £2,591
Sold last year115870 in five years
Prices in East Riding of Yorkshire+1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO42 sold for £288,128 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £249,909 and £359,970, for about 89 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across York (£329,000).

115 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £68k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO42 2 (£3,264) and the most in YO42 1 (£3,384).

Across East Riding of Yorkshire, prices are up 1.6% on a year ago and up 14.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £799 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,314 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £58,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in YO42 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£130,875£115k–£139k41 m²11
2£216,045£187k–£265k62 m²239
3£288,128£250k–£360k89 m²276
4£370,799£291k–£448k114 m²137
5+£503,367£447k–£612k165 m²164

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£131k£216k£288k£371k£503k
Detached—£290k£352k£411k£520k
Semi-detached—£215k£262k£348k£477k
Terraced£131k£185k£237k£267k£351k
Flats£68k£124k———

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

Price per m² across YO42

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
YO42 1£3,384—
YO42 2£3,264£2,576
YO42 4£3,356—

Schools near YO42

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWoldgate School and Sixth Form College53.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about YO42

Is YO42 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% less than across York; prices in East Riding of Yorkshire are up 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.9% against 43.8%); 115 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 YO42?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO42 sold for £288,128 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £249,909 and £359,970.

Is YO42 expensive for York?

A 3-bedroom house in YO42 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across York (£329,000).

How many homes sell in YO42 each year?

115 homes sold in the last year and 870 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near YO42?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near YO42?

For a 3-bedroom house, YO43 (£243k, 11 km), HU15 (£239k, 23 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.