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Holgate West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Holgate West neighbourhood of York, England (ONS area York 016). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes YO24, YO26. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO24 4HF.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against York

Holgate West is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against York (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £280,000 and flats for £165,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across York (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, York, is about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£280,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£165,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

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 +0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,700

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Holgate West sits in York

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in York
Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in York with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in York

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 22 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 Holgate West

Median resale price of houses each year here and across York, 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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across York, 1997 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 22 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against York, 2 the other way and 17 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

Schools improving

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

York Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 23 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER and Grand Central to London Kings Cross (113 to 123 min); Northern, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry to Leeds (22 to 38 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 Acomb Primary School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school York High School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Holgate West

What is the typical house price in Holgate West?

£280,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

How does Holgate West compare with the rest of York?

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in York. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in York with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in York.

Is Holgate West an affluent area?

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

Is Holgate West gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Holgate West?

York. Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 23 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER and Grand Central to London Kings Cross (113 to 123 min); Northern, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry to Leeds (22 to 38 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Holgate West?

Nearest state primary school. Acomb Primary School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. York High School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

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.