"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for York.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of York.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 14199% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 12370% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 24038% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 11679% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 11924% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1133% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 5685% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 17294% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 14980% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 17084% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 39556% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 49564% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 131195% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 55227% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 55635% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4221% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 3558% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1666% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 815% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 14.97%Social rented 2013: 14.90%Social rented 2014: 14.84%Social rented 2015: 14.85%Social rented 2016: 14.79%Social rented 2017: 14.69%Social rented 2018: 14.41%Social rented 2019: 14.32%Social rented 2020: 14.22%Social rented 2021: 14.14%Private rented 2012: 19.90%Private rented 2013: 20.63%Private rented 2014: 21.20%Private rented 2015: 21.68%Private rented 2016: 21.74%Private rented 2017: 21.33%Private rented 2018: 21.01%Private rented 2019: 20.75%Private rented 2020: 20.69%Private rented 2021: 20.72%Owned outright 2012: 33.98%Owned outright 2013: 33.89%Owned outright 2014: 34.14%Owned outright 2015: 34.56%Owned outright 2016: 35.03%Owned outright 2017: 35.76%Owned outright 2018: 36.37%Owned outright 2019: 36.70%Owned outright 2020: 38.40%Owned outright 2021: 40.02%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 31.15%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 30.57%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 29.82%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 28.91%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 28.44%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 28.22%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 28.21%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 28.23%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 26.69%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 25.12%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010015020050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£127 for Single room rentals.£147 for One bedroom rentals.£142 for Two bedroom rentals.£172 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in York.

Dataset

House Prices
York
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kYork 1995-12-01: 55860York 1996-03-01: 55500York 1996-06-01: 55000York 1996-09-01: 55000York 1996-12-01: 55000York 1997-03-01: 55500York 1997-06-01: 57000York 1997-09-01: 57500York 1997-12-01: 58250York 1998-03-01: 59000York 1998-06-01: 59950York 1998-09-01: 60000York 1998-12-01: 60000York 1999-03-01: 60000York 1999-06-01: 62000York 1999-09-01: 61995York 1999-12-01: 64000York 2000-03-01: 65000York 2000-06-01: 68000York 2000-09-01: 72000York 2000-12-01: 75500York 2001-03-01: 78000York 2001-06-01: 81000York 2001-09-01: 85000York 2001-12-01: 87950York 2002-03-01: 90000York 2002-06-01: 96995York 2002-09-01: 105000York 2002-12-01: 114000York 2003-03-01: 119950York 2003-06-01: 125000York 2003-09-01: 131000York 2003-12-01: 133950York 2004-03-01: 136000York 2004-06-01: 139950York 2004-09-01: 145950York 2004-12-01: 153000York 2005-03-01: 157500York 2005-06-01: 161995York 2005-09-01: 161495York 2005-12-01: 161000York 2006-03-01: 162000York 2006-06-01: 162950York 2006-09-01: 167000York 2006-12-01: 169995York 2007-03-01: 172000York 2007-06-01: 174950York 2007-09-01: 177000York 2007-12-01: 180000York 2008-03-01: 180000York 2008-06-01: 183000York 2008-09-01: 179950York 2008-12-01: 172000York 2009-03-01: 170000York 2009-06-01: 164725York 2009-09-01: 163000York 2009-12-01: 165000York 2010-03-01: 167500York 2010-06-01: 170000York 2010-09-01: 173000York 2010-12-01: 177000York 2011-03-01: 175000York 2011-06-01: 175000York 2011-09-01: 175000York 2011-12-01: 173375York 2012-03-01: 173000York 2012-06-01: 176000York 2012-09-01: 177000York 2012-12-01: 179725York 2013-03-01: 180000York 2013-06-01: 180000York 2013-09-01: 180000York 2013-12-01: 182000York 2014-03-01: 183000York 2014-06-01: 185000York 2014-09-01: 190000York 2014-12-01: 194346.5York 2015-03-01: 199000York 2015-06-01: 201000York 2015-09-01: 210000York 2015-12-01: 213000York 2016-03-01: 212512.5York 2016-06-01: 215000York 2016-09-01: 216500York 2016-12-01: 220000York 2017-03-01: 225500York 2017-06-01: 230000York 2017-09-01: 227500York 2017-12-01: 229000York 2018-03-01: 230000York 2018-06-01: 230000York 2018-09-01: 235000York 2018-12-01: 237000York 2019-03-01: 240750York 2019-06-01: 242000York 2019-09-01: 243500York 2019-12-01: 245000York 2020-03-01: 246750York 2020-06-01: 248000York 2020-09-01: 250000York 2020-12-01: 257000York 2021-03-01: 270000York 2021-06-01: 277000York 2021-09-01: 275000York 2021-12-01: 277000York 2022-03-01: 275250York 2022-06-01: 275000York 2022-09-01: 290000York 2022-12-01: 298605York 2023-03-01: 300000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in York.

Dataset

York
0120016002000400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1York bed1: 746York bed2: 881York bed3: 1035York bed4plus: 1737York room: 506York studio: 536York total: 937

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in York, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in York. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in York. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in York. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in York.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01500300045006000Working-age 2023-06-30: 4416Working-age 2023-03-31: 4443Working-age 2022-12-31: 4456Working-age 2022-09-30: 4477Working-age 2022-06-30: 4570Working-age 2022-03-31: 4672Working-age 2021-12-31: 5114Working-age 2021-09-30: 5454Working-age 2021-06-30: 5578Working-age 2021-03-31: 5512Working-age 2020-12-31: 5457Working-age 2020-09-30: 5535Working-age 2020-06-30: 5589Working-age 2020-03-31: 4682Working-age 2019-12-31: 4430Working-age 2019-09-30: 4379Working-age 2019-06-30: 4461Working-age 2019-03-31: 4543Working-age 2018-12-31: 4550Working-age 2018-09-30: 4607Working-age 2018-06-30: 4696Working-age 2018-03-31: 4739Working-age 2017-12-31: 4759Working-age 2017-09-30: 4933Working-age 2017-06-30: 4950Working-age 2017-03-31: 4975Working-age 2016-12-31: 4913Working-age 2016-09-30: 4981Working-age 2016-06-30: 5034Working-age 2016-03-31: 5059Pensioners 2023-06-30: 3581Pensioners 2023-03-31: 3594Pensioners 2022-12-31: 3633Pensioners 2022-09-30: 3674Pensioners 2022-06-30: 3706Pensioners 2022-03-31: 3748Pensioners 2021-12-31: 3778Pensioners 2021-09-30: 3824Pensioners 2021-06-30: 3873Pensioners 2021-03-31: 3887Pensioners 2020-12-31: 3961Pensioners 2020-09-30: 3997Pensioners 2020-06-30: 4001Pensioners 2020-03-31: 4034Pensioners 2019-12-31: 4108Pensioners 2019-09-30: 4174Pensioners 2019-06-30: 4217Pensioners 2019-03-31: 4252Pensioners 2018-12-31: 4309Pensioners 2018-09-30: 4372Pensioners 2018-06-30: 4441Pensioners 2018-03-31: 4504Pensioners 2017-12-31: 4590Pensioners 2017-09-30: 4665Pensioners 2017-06-30: 4730Pensioners 2017-03-31: 4790Pensioners 2016-12-31: 4863Pensioners 2016-09-30: 4923Pensioners 2016-06-30: 4989Pensioners 2016-03-31: 5063