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Asking rent £1,378/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
York: asking rent £1,378/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,891 lets).
£1,378/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,891 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,891 lets.
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,439 lets
-7.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,439 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
673 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in York runs from £968/month for 1 bedroom to £3,806/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £968/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 914 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,230/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 1324 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,591/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2% on the previous 12 months | 492 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,453/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.6% on the previous 12 months | 222 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,806/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 173 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 3,688 units in York whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
York ranks 15th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,378/month.
York ranks 15th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,378/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,982 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,313 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,662 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,200 | measured |
| 15 | York | £1,378/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,891 | measured |
York ranks 23rd of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 23 | York | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,439 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
YO10 leads the 6 postcode districts within York for asking rent, at £1,866/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YO10 | £1,866/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 595 | measured |
| 2 | YO31 | £1,493/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 543 | measured |
| 3 | YO23 | £1,358/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 236 | measured |
| 4 | YO32 | £1,264/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 127 | measured |
| 5 | YO1 | £1,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 378 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within York
YO10 leads the 6 postcode districts within York for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YO10 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 923 | measured |
| 2 | YO31 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 831 | measured |
| 3 | YO1 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 732 | measured |
| 4 | YO24 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 459 | measured |
| 5 | YO32 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 168 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within York
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,891 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,439 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |