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Housing in YO31 9FD

What the homes in YO31 9FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heworth South & The Groves
Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,754 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.1%). Flats make up 27.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

YO31 9FDEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached32.1%31.5%
Terraced31.4%23%
Purpose-built flat25.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41% of households in the YO31 9FD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.8% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.

YO31 9FD
41%
15%
40%
England
  • Owned41%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.5%1%
  • Private rented14.8%20.5%
  • Social rented40.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

YO31 9FDEngland
Owned outright16.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council36.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

YO31 9FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.1%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

YO31 9FDEngland
Living alone, under 6626.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%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 9FD (Heworth South & The Groves) (about 1,754 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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