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Housing in YO31 7WJ

What the homes in YO31 7WJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heworth North & Stockton
Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,657 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.5%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

YO31 7WJEngland
Detached8.4%22.9%
Semi-detached37.5%31.5%
Terraced34.1%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.2% of households in the YO31 7WJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.5% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

YO31 7WJ
63%
26%
England
  • Owned63.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented25.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

YO31 7WJEngland
Owned outright39.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council8.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

YO31 7WJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.

YO31 7WJEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.3%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 YO31 7WJ (Heworth North & Stockton) (about 1,657 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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