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Housing in YO26 4LS

What the homes in YO26 4LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Holgate West
Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,454 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.8%). Flats make up 50%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

YO26 4LSEngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached24.3%31.5%
Terraced20.3%23%
Purpose-built flat46.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.8% of households in the YO26 4LS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.

YO26 4LS
41%
47%
England
  • Owned40.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented47.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

YO26 4LSEngland
Owned outright20.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented0.3%2.2%
From the council44.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

YO26 4LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.1%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

YO26 4LSEngland
Living alone, under 6627.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

YorkEngland
All homes£1,199£1,459
One bedroom£875£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,082£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,279£1,489
Four or more£1,747£2,161
Detached£1,561£1,640
Semi-detached£1,287£1,449
Terraced£1,191£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,010£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around YO26 4LS (Holgate West) (about 1,454 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.

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