Yorkshire and The Humber: the market in figures
Yorkshire and The Humber is 8th of the nine regions at £209,266, which is 28.7% under the English average. Its 1.8% yearly gain repeats the pace of 2025, and this is the one region here whose series contains no fall at all.
The figure in 2016 was £142,584, and the rise since is 46.8%, or £66,682. Early years brought 4.4% and 3.8%, then 0.9% and 3.3%. The sharpest moves were 8.7% for 2021 and 11.8% for 2022. After that came 1.2%, 2.1% and 1.8%. Nothing in the series stands above the latest figure.
A flat costs £127,998 and a detached home £346,825, leaving £218,827 between them, or 171%. Semi-detached homes are at £215,943 and terraced ones at £170,540. First-time buyers pay £181,305, which is 13.4% under the all-buyer average.
York leads the 13 covered areas at £311,865, up 0.7%. North Yorkshire follows at £270,080, up 1.7%, with 9,607 sales, and Leeds at £246,385, up 2.4%, with 9,628, the highest count of any area in the region. City of Kingston upon Hull costs least at £136,593 yet rose 6.6%; Doncaster is at £172,770, up 3.8%, and North Lincolnshire at £180,345. Calderdale posted the largest rise, 7.8%. East Riding of Yorkshire, at 0.4%, and Sheffield, at 0.6%, rose least. The region recorded 71,540 sales.
For a purchase at the regional average, Stamp Duty Land Tax stands at £1,685 for a mover, equal to 0.8% of the price. First-time buyers pay £0, additional properties £12,149, and the registry fee is £150.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Calculate for Yorkshire and The Humber
Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in the Yorkshire and The Humber?
The average price of a home in the Yorkshire and The Humber was £209,266 in August 2026, +1.8% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in the Yorkshire and The Humber?
The average price in the Yorkshire and The Humber went from £142,584 in August 2016 to £209,266 in August 2026, a change of +46.8%; +1.8% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in the Yorkshire and The Humber?
On £209,266, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,685 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £12,149 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in the Yorkshire and The Humber?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in the Yorkshire and The Humber in August 2016 (£142,584) and sold at the August 2026 average (£209,266), the gain of £66,682 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,284, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | England |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £346,825 | £472,671 |
| Semi-detached | £215,943 | £291,962 |
| Terraced | £170,540 | £247,371 |
| Flat or maisonette | £127,998 | £218,563 |
| All types | £209,266 | £293,525 |
| First-time buyers | £181,305 | £246,042 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £142,584 | — |
| 2017 | £148,788 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | £154,445 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | £155,819 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | £160,951 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | £174,892 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | £195,533 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | £197,800 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | £201,974 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | £205,512 | +1.8% |
| 2026 | £209,266 | +1.8% |
Areas covered in the Yorkshire and The Humber
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).