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Forest Way, York

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Way, York · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/york-york/forest-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for YO31 1BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£500,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£445,478
20 sales
Price range
£310k – £590k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jan 2026
YO31 1BJ

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At a glance

House prices£500k average43% above the York average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkYork station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

20 property sales on Forest Way, York have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £500,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £444,645. That is 43% above the York average of £350,314 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% semi-detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Forest Way range from £310,000 to £590,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 465 streets in York with at least two sales in the last year, Forest Way ranks 50th for average price.

House prices on Forest Way compared

Forest Way£500,000
YO31 postcode area£312,186
York£350,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all YO31 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £310,000 (1 sales)2016£310k2018: £375,000 (3 sales)2018£375k2019: £412,875 (2 sales)2019£413k2021: £420,000 (4 sales)2021£420k2022: £500,000 (1 sales)2022£500k2023: £498,750 (2 sales)2023£499k2024: £495,433 (3 sales)2024£495k2025: £478,333 (3 sales)2025£478k2026: £550,000 (1 sales)2026£550k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£444,64516 Jan 2026
Terraced1£461,30020 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Forest Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 16 Jan 2026£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 31 Oct 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 11 Jul 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 21 Feb 2025£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 2 Dec 2024£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 8 Nov 2024£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 20 Sep 2024£461,300 TerracedFreehold
9, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 21 Jul 2023£590,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 6 Jan 2023£407,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 9 Dec 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 20 Sep 2021£397,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 31 Mar 2021£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 29 Mar 2021£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 13 Jan 2021£392,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 12 Dec 2019£283,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 27 Aug 2019£447,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 19 Jul 2019£378,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 20 Dec 2018£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 12 Oct 2018£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 17 Aug 2018£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Forest Way YO31 1BJ 14 Oct 2016£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
20, Forest Way £400,000 (Aug 2018) → £550,000 (Jan 2026) +38%
over 7 yrs
5, Forest Way £360,000 (Oct 2018) → £500,000 (Dec 2022) +39%
over 4 yrs
34, Forest Way £283,000 (Dec 2019) → £555,000 (Mar 2021) +96%
over 1 yr
8, Forest Way £365,000 (Dec 2018) → £392,500 (Jan 2021) +8%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Forest Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heworth Church of England Primary School 142 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.1 mi
Hempland Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Tang Hall Primary Academy 227 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Applefields School 225 pupils Academy special converter 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Park Grove Primary Academy 262 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 175 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 261 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Haxby Road Primary Academy 293 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • York station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk
  • Poppleton station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Seymour Grove (Stockton Lane) 2 min walk
  • Heworth Road (Heworth Road) 3 min walk
  • Lime Avenue (opp, Stockton Lane) 3 min walk
  • Heworth Golf Course (adj, Malton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Jorvik Gillygate Practice
    Woolpack House, The Stonebow, York · 1.0 mi
  • Unity Health
    Kimberlow Hill Surgery, Kimberlow Rise, York · 1.7 mi
  • Dalton Terrace Surgery
    Glentworth, Dalton Terrace, York · 1.9 mi
  • York Medical Group
    199 Acomb Road, York · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Heworth Road · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Heworth · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bad Bargain Lane · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda York Layerthorpe Supermarket · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Pharmakem Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Monkton Road - Pharmacy Plus Health · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Clock House Dental · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Department · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented11.2%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households598

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.8%64.1%
Aged 65+24.3%18.6%
Residents1,406

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across York with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Forest Way

Ethnic group

HereYork
White94.9%92.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%3.8%
Other ethnic group0.5%1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereYork
Christian46.3%43.9%
No religion45%46.1%
Not answered6.3%6.9%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Hindu0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Muslim0.4%1.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereYork
Born in the UK93.6%89.2%
Born outside the UK6.4%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereYork
Level 4 qualifications and above52.3%38.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%21.7%
Level 2 qualifications10%11.4%
No qualifications9%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%7.4%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.2%
Other qualifications1.6%2.1%

General health

HereYork
Very good health53%48.6%
Good health32.9%35%
Fair health10.8%12.1%
Bad health2.9%3.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereYork
1 car or van in household53%46%
2 cars or vans in household27.3%23.6%
No cars or vans in household13.7%24%
3 or more cars or vans in household6%6.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of York.

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