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Selby South, Brayton & Barlow: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Selby South, Brayton & Barlow neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Selby 007). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes YO8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO8 9HH.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against North Yorkshire

Selby South, Brayton & Barlow is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Yorkshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Selby, is 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.09; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Selby South, Brayton & Barlow sits in North Yorkshire

  • Typical house price: joint 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
  • Average household income: 25th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Selby South, Brayton & Barlow

House prices: Selby South, Brayton & Barlow against North Yorkshire: This neighbourhood £53k (1995) to £287k (2026); North Yorkshire £56k (1995) to £278k (2026).£82k£257k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£287kNorth Yorkshire£278k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Yorkshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Selby Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 7.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains to Hull (about 36 min); Northern to Halifax (70 to 75 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Brayton Church of England Primary School 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Brayton Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Selby South, Brayton & Barlow

What is the typical house price in Selby South, Brayton & Barlow?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does Selby South, Brayton & Barlow compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?

Typical house price: joint 29th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Average household income: 25th highest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.

Is Selby South, Brayton & Barlow an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Selby South, Brayton & Barlow gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Selby South, Brayton & Barlow?

Selby. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 7.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains to Hull (about 36 min); Northern to Halifax (70 to 75 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Selby South, Brayton & Barlow?

Nearest state primary school. Brayton Church of England Primary School. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Brayton Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.