Housing in YO1 7ED
What the homes in YO1 7ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- York City Centre
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
YO1 7EDYork
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.6%). Flats make up 74.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
27% of households in the YO1 7ED area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 10.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned27%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented46.4%20.5%
- Social rented26.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 53.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41.9%). 8.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in York
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in York (August 2026, +6.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around YO1 7ED (York City Centre) (about 1,805 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.