Name: York council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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York is one of England's local authorities.

York council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by York to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	1,507
Waiting for 1 bedroom	930
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	304
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	206
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	67
Council-owned dwellings	7,545
Social rent dwellings	7,369
Affordable rent dwellings	176
Vacant dwellings	158
Average relet time (days)	52.1
Lettings to new tenants	289
Lettings to existing tenants	147
Council evictions (total)	14
Evictions for rent arrears	6
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	1
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	1
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	0

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.