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York City Centre: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the York City Centre neighbourhood of York, England (ONS area York 013). Headline figures assembled 22 October 2026. Postcodes YO1, YO10, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO41, YO90. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO1 8ND.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against York
York City Centre is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against York (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £390,000 and flats for £230,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, York, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 5.4 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 22 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£390,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£230,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% 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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 3 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 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
5.4 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 3.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (37,000 jobs in 2024 against 11,347 residents at the 2021 census). 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
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 York City Centre sits in York
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of 24 neighbourhoods in York
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in York with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th 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 York City Centre
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
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against York, 2 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
- Income deprivation ranking
- Lifestyle businesses
- Premium and budget brands
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- York Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (680 m 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 St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school All Saints Catholic School York 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 2024).
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 York City Centre
What is the typical house price in York City Centre?
£390,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does York City Centre compare with the rest of York?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of 24 neighbourhoods in York. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in York with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 24 neighbourhoods in York.
Is York City Centre an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is York City Centre gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to York City Centre?
York. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (680 m 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 York City Centre?
Nearest state primary school. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. All Saints Catholic School York. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 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.