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Kensington Street, York

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Street, York · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/york-york/kensington-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for YO23 1JA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£250,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£214,791
34 sales
Price range
£163k – £315k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
YO23 1JA

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At a glance

House prices£250k average29% below the York average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkYork station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 37 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

34 property sales on Kensington Street, York have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £250,333. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £214,791. Average sale prices rose from £175,817 in 2016 to £271,000 in 2026 (+54%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 29% below the York average of £350,314 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Street range from £162,500 to £315,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 465 streets in York with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Street ranks 356th for average price.

House prices on Kensington Street compared

Kensington Street£250,333
YO23 postcode area£401,991
York£350,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all YO23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £175,817 (3 sales)2016£176k2017: £194,333 (3 sales)2017£194k2018: £183,500 (2 sales)2018£184k2019: £210,790 (5 sales)2019£211k2020: £193,500 (2 sales)2020£194k2021: £216,125 (4 sales)2021£216k2022: £240,750 (4 sales)2022£241k2023: £230,000 (1 sales)2023£230k2024: £216,250 (4 sales)2024£216k2025: £230,000 (4 sales)2025£230k2026: £271,000 (2 sales)2026£271k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced34£214,79126 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Kensington Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
67, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 26 Jun 2026£250,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 13 Jan 2026£292,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 17 Nov 2025£209,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 10 Jun 2025£236,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 9 May 2025£225,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 3 Jan 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 2 Dec 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 29 Nov 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 30 Oct 2024£185,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 4 Oct 2024£235,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 28 Jun 2024£225,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 8 Sep 2023£230,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 16 Dec 2022£315,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 16 Dec 2022£240,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 18 Nov 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 1 Nov 2022£218,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 20 Sep 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 3 Aug 2021£222,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 30 Apr 2021£205,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 14 Apr 2021£187,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 23 Feb 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 8 Jan 2021£175,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 9 Jul 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 28 May 2020£197,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 14 Nov 2019£199,950 TerracedFreehold
24, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 2 Sep 2019£171,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 6 Aug 2019£235,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 5 Aug 2019£252,500 TerracedFreehold
52, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 21 Jun 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 30 Nov 2018£182,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 16 Nov 2018£185,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 3 Nov 2017£212,500 TerracedFreehold
68, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 22 Jun 2017£187,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 20 Apr 2017£183,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 12 Aug 2016£179,950 TerracedFreehold
45, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 28 Jul 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Kensington Street YO23 1JA 24 Mar 2016£162,500 TerracedFreehold

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
67, Kensington Street £185,000 (Oct 2024) → £250,000 (Jun 2026) +35%
over 2 yrs
1, Kensington Street £212,500 (Nov 2017) → £292,000 (Jan 2026) +37%
over 8 yrs
22, Kensington Street £183,000 (Apr 2017) → £250,000 (Jan 2025) +37%
over 8 yrs
14, Kensington Street £182,000 (Nov 2018) → £220,000 (Dec 2024) +21%
over 6 yrs
45, Kensington Street £185,000 (Jul 2016) → £210,000 (Nov 2024) +14%
over 8 yrs
54, Kensington Street £185,000 (Nov 2018) → £235,000 (Oct 2024) +27%
over 6 yrs
28, Kensington Street £197,000 (May 2020) → £225,000 (Jun 2024) +14%
over 4 yrs
3, Kensington Street £252,500 (Aug 2019) → £315,000 (Dec 2022) +25%
over 3 yrs
13, Kensington Street £235,000 (Aug 2019) → £250,000 (Feb 2021) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Kensington Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Knavesmire Primary School 484 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Millthorpe School 1,022 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Danesgate Community 167 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
York Steiner School 197 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.5 mi
All Saints Catholic School York 1,392 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Scarcroft Primary School 347 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
OneSchool Global York Campus 109 pupils Other independent school Plymouth Brethren Christian Church 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
The Mount School (York) 223 pupils Other independent school Quaker 2–18 Report 0.7 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Poppleton station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Balmoral Terrace (Balmoral Terrace) 1 min walk
  • Reginald Grove (opp, Bishopthorpe Road) 1 min walk
  • Knavesmire Primary School (o/s, Campleshon Road) 2 min walk
  • Knavesmire Primary School (opp, Campleshon Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dalton Terrace Surgery
    Glentworth, Dalton Terrace, York · 0.6 mi
  • Jorvik Gillygate Practice
    Woolpack House, The Stonebow, York · 1.1 mi
  • York Medical Group
    199 Acomb Road, York · 1.5 mi
  • Priory Medical Group
    Priory Medical Centre, Cornlands Road, York · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op York - Campleshon Road · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bishopthorpe Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Fulford York · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Fulford Local · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medhut · 0.4 mi
  • Citywide Health-bishopthorpe Rd Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Fulford - Pharmacy+health · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • The York Dental Suite · 0.2 mi
  • Nunnery Lane Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Restore 32 Dental Practice · 0.7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.3%62.5%
Private rented29.2%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households799

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+20.2%18.6%
Residents1,745

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 Kensington Street

Ethnic group

HereYork
White93.4%92.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%3.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.7%
Other ethnic group0.6%1%

Religion

HereYork
No religion50.7%46.1%
Christian40%43.9%
Not answered6.6%6.9%
Muslim0.9%1.2%
Buddhist0.7%0.5%
Hindu0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereYork
Born in the UK87.7%89.2%
Born outside the UK12.3%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereYork
Level 4 qualifications and above55.3%38.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%21.7%
No qualifications9.3%13.3%
Level 2 qualifications8.4%11.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%7.4%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.1%

General health

HereYork
Very good health49.6%48.6%
Good health33.8%35%
Fair health12%12.1%
Bad health3.6%3.4%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereYork
1 car or van in household54.6%46%
No cars or vans in household27.4%24%
2 cars or vans in household15%23.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3%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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