Buying a home in YO61, York. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£343kmost £289k–£409k
Houses per m²£3,601flats £3,233
Sold last year104729 in five years
Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO61 sold for £342,901 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £289,162 and £409,254, for about 96 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across York (£329,000).

104 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £108k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO61 2 (£3,472) and the most in YO61 1 (£3,679).

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 £1,564 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £69,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in YO61 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£179,401£158k–£191k45 m²10
2£246,387£219k–£287k64 m²175
3£342,901£289k–£409k96 m²207
4£435,607£373k–£570k124 m²112
5+£654,536£526k–£812k189 m²191

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£179k£246k£343k£436k£655k
Detached—£290k£387k£483k£664k
Semi-detached—£243k£321k£373k£575k
Terraced—£232k£290k£388k£618k
Flats£108k£149k———

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

Price per m² across YO61

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
YO61 1£3,679—
YO61 2£3,472—
YO61 3£3,571£3,233
YO61 4£3,629—

Schools near YO61

Best state primary within 2 kmEasingwold Community Primary School55% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmOutwood Academy Easingwold60.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about YO61

Is YO61 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across York; prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (55% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.5% against 43.8%); 104 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 YO61?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO61 sold for £342,901 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £289,162 and £409,254.

Is YO61 expensive for York?

A 3-bedroom house in YO61 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across York (£329,000).

How many homes sell in YO61 each year?

104 homes sold in the last year and 729 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near YO61?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Easingwold Community Primary School, where 55% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near YO61?

For a 3-bedroom house, YO7 (£280k, 16 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.