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Whitby

North Yorkshire · 16,108 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: YO21YO22
Average Property Value
£303,856
↓ 3.8% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Whitby, North Yorkshire sell for an average of £303,856 — 12% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £250,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 3.8% year on year, from £345,797 to £332,763. Since 2015, average values in Whitby have grown by 74%.

Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in Whitby, making up 29% of transactions. Whitby spans 2 postcode areas, with 16,108 sales registered since 1995.

£303,856
Average
£250,000
Median
£500
Lowest
£12.1M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 2 postcode areas

Average
66 / 100
Education 74
Connectivity 58
Market Stability 54
Family-Friendly 70

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£259k £333k

Property Types

Terraced 29%
Semi-Detached 25%
Detached 24%
Flat 19%
Other 3%
16,108 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£185k
Lower Quartile
£250k
Median
£350k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £500 – £12.1M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £288,607 £254,000 113 ↓ 13.3%
2025 £332,763 £265,000 444 ↓ 3.8%
2024 £345,797 £264,000 497 ↑ 10.3%
2023 £313,458 £263,750 470 ↓ 3.0%
2022 £323,246 £270,000 497 ↑ 15.6%
2021 £279,643 £245,000 731 ↑ 9.6%
2020 £255,133 £220,000 583 ↑ 12.4%
2019 £226,984 £194,950 605 ↓ 3.3%
2018 £234,811 £185,500 616 ↑ 8.1%
2017 £217,225 £181,000 641 ↓ 16.2%
2016 £259,115 £181,250 598 ↑ 35.4%
2015 £191,399 £174,000 537

Postcode Areas in Whitby

Whitby covers 2 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

YO21YO22

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Streets in Whitby

The 60 busiest streets in Whitby by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

Upgang Lane 404 Whitehall Landing 299 Coach Road 271 Church Street 258 High Street 213 Royal Crescent 200 Argyle Road 161 Kingfisher Drive 147 Crescent Avenue 132 Chubb Hill Road 128 Meadowfields 115 Bagdale 110 St Hildas Terrace 104 Muncaster Way 103 Abbey Terrace 101 Helredale Road 100 Ruswarp Lane 97 Cliff Street 97 Anchorage Way 95 Gray Street 93 Linden Close 91 Love Lane 91 Eskdale Road 89 Mulgrave Road 87 Lowdale Lane 87 Prospect Hill 87 Mill Court 86 Queens Drive 85 Main Road 85 Cleveland Terrace 84 Shackleton Close 84 Station Avenue 84 Mayfield Road 81 Stakesby Road 80 Eskdaleside 79 Holly Tree Court 79 Nightingale Drive 77 Albion Place 75 Falcon Terrace 74 St Andrews Road 74 Iburndale Lane 74 Birch Avenue 73 Murrayfield Gardens 73 George Street 72 The Ropery 71 Sutcliffe Court 71 Belle Vue Terrace 70 Chancel Way 70 Park Terrace 69 Thorpe Lane 69 Silver Street 69 Well Close Square 67 St Peters Road 67 The Avenue 67 Waterstead Lane 67 Windsor Terrace 62 Baxtergate 61 Brook Park 60 Esk Terrace 59 Grove Street 59

Frequently asked questions about Whitby

What is the average house price in Whitby?
The average sold price in Whitby, North Yorkshire is £303,856, across 3,335 sales since 2020. The median is £250,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Whitby rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Whitby was £332,763, down 3.8% on 2024's £345,797.
How many properties have sold in Whitby?
HM Land Registry has recorded 16,108 sales in Whitby since 1995, across 2 postcode areas (YO21, YO22). The most common property type is terraced.

About this data

Averages and medians for Whitby cover the 3,335 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 16,108 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0