Main Street, York house prices are built from 3,491 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 19 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £260,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +57.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +12.5%.
Median price paid
£260,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+57.1%
Change in real terms
+12.5%
Median per m²
£2,391
HM Land Registry3,491 sales66 with floor areaLatest sale 19 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Main Street, York prices moved
The chart tracks the median Main Street, York house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £97,500 | £216,496 |
| 2000s | 10 | £262,000 | £477,287 |
| 2010s | 10 | £310,000 | £437,100 |
| 2020s | 7 | £447,500 | £457,228 |
The highest yearly median on record for Main Street, York is £490,000 in 2023; the lowest is £77,500 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £77,500 to £490,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £172,087, so the real change over the whole record is +184.7% — about +3.43% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +57.1% in cash against +12.5% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Katherines Cottage | 19 Jun 2026 | Detached | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| Warren House | 18 Jun 2026 | Detached | £141,000 | £141,000 |
| Glebe House | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £715,000 | £715,000 |
| Rectory House, 29 | 21 May 2026 | Detached | £775,000 | £775,000 |
| Oak House Farm | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 108 | 15 May 2026 | Terraced | £252,500 | £252,500 |
| Hatton Rose Cottage | 8 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| The Cottage | 6 May 2026 | Detached | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 151 | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £536,825 | £536,825 |
| The Old Barn House | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| Broadlands Farm | 16 Apr 2026 | Detached | £900,000 | £900,000 |
| 22 | 15 Apr 2026 | Detached | £1,800,000 | £1,800,000 |
| Magnolia Cottage | 2 Apr 2026 | Detached | £392,000 | £392,000 |
| White Horse Cottage | 27 Mar 2026 | Detached | £535,000 | £535,000 |
| Willow Ridge | 25 Mar 2026 | Detached | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2 Lakeside Cottages | 23 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 21 | 13 Mar 2026 | Detached | £752,000 | £752,000 |
| Copperfield | 13 Mar 2026 | Detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 6 | 12 Mar 2026 | Detached | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| Mostam House | 25 Feb 2026 | Detached | £1,175,000 | £1,175,000 |
| Browney Hill | 20 Feb 2026 | Detached | £885,000 | £885,000 |
| Greenacres | 17 Feb 2026 | Detached | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| Rose Cottage | 30 Jan 2026 | Detached | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| 7 | 30 Jan 2026 | Detached | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| Peartree Cottage | 28 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £480,000 | £480,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Main Street, York values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST KATHERINES COTTAGE Main Street | £465,000 (2018) | £585,000 (2026) | +2.9% | -0.7% |
| WARREN HOUSE Main Street | £372,500 (2019) | £141,000 (2026) | -13.0% | -16.2% |
| GLEBE HOUSE Main Street | £135,000 (2003) | £715,000 (2026) | +7.5% | +4.6% |
| RECTORY HOUSE, 29 Main Street | £95,000 (1996) | £775,000 (2026) | +7.2% | +4.5% |
| OAK HOUSE FARM Main Street | £107,000 (1996) | £640,000 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 108 Main Street | £175,000 (2021) | £252,500 (2026) | +7.6% | +2.7% |
| HATTON ROSE COTTAGE Main Street | £255,000 (2022) | £240,000 (2026) | -1.5% | -5.1% |
| THE COTTAGE Main Street | £53,000 (1996) | £495,000 (2026) | +7.7% | +5.0% |
| 151 Main Street | £90,000 (1996) | £536,825 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| BROADLANDS FARM Main Street | £221,750 (1997) | £900,000 (2026) | +4.9% | +2.3% |
| 22 Main Street | £71,000 (1999) | £1,800,000 (2026) | +12.7% | +9.8% |
| MAGNOLIA COTTAGE Main Street | £290,000 (2004) | £392,000 (2026) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Main Street, York is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 2,034 | 58.3% | £335,000 | £20,000 – £1,950,000 |
| Semi-detached | 711 | 20.4% | £222,500 | £30,000 – £1,470,000 |
| Terraced | 640 | 18.3% | £185,000 | £19,750 – £750,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 106 | 3.0% | £149,950 | £27,500 – £500,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Main Street, York
114 of the sales on record are leasehold and 3,377 freehold — 3.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £149,975 and the median freehold sale £267,500 — a gap of +78.4%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 114 | 3.3% | £149,975 |
| Freehold | 3,377 | 96.7% | £267,500 |
| New build | 139 | 4.0% | £199,950 |
| Existing home | 3,352 | 96.0% | £262,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -23.8%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 237 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Main Street, York compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Main Street, York sits above that national figure — +65.1%.
Within York the street ranks 837 of 3670 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £173,000 (+50.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,391 per square metre, across 66 of the 3,491 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £19,750 to £1,950,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Kerver Lane£159,375 median
- Cherry Wood Crescent£197,475 median
- The Hawthorns£161,750 median
- Braithegayte£133,500 median
- Beckett Drive£210,975 median
- York Street£222,000 median
- Station Rise£219,000 median
- Cedar Glade£215,000 median
- Carrs Meadow£174,950 median
- Kelfield Road£160,000 median
- Manor Garth£230,000 median
- Thornton Road£323,750 median
- Wheldrake Lane£124,500 median
- Chapel Walk£160,000 median
- Fordlands Road£203,500 median
- Saunters Way£138,725 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- THE COTTAGE Main Street28 sales
- ROSE COTTAGE Main Street28 sales
- 9 Main Street24 sales
- 1 Main Street24 sales
- 37 Main Street20 sales
- 15 Main Street19 sales
- 3 Main Street19 sales
- 14 Main Street19 sales
- SUNNYSIDE Main Street18 sales
- 2 Main Street17 sales
- 7 Main Street16 sales
- 29 Main Street15 sales
- 27 Main Street15 sales
- 4 Main Street15 sales
- 22 Main Street14 sales
- 21 Main Street14 sales
- 6 Main Street14 sales
- 17 Main Street14 sales
- 30 Main Street14 sales
- 26 Main Street14 sales
- 18 Main Street14 sales
- 12 Main Street14 sales
- 44 Main Street14 sales
- 32 Main Street13 sales
Back to York house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Main Street, York?
The median price paid in Main Street, York across every sale on the register is £260,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Main Street, York?
3,491 sales are on record for Main Street, York, the most recent completing on 19 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Main Street, York house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +57.1% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +12.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Main Street, York house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £490,000, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Main Street, York?
£2,391 per square metre, from the 66 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 19 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Main Street, York house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.