Crap Towns / York / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in York?
In the York council area, 1,130 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.22% of all homes, about the same as England's 1.17%.
An empty house in York still gets photographed by the tourists and weed on by a hen do.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 154 | 0.18% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 194 | 0.22% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 127 | 0.15% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 85 | 0.10% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 359 | 0.41% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 527 | 0.59% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 652 | 0.73% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 904 | 1.00% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 645 | 0.71% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 762 | 0.84% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 979 | 1.07% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,004 | 1.09% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 1,130 | 1.22% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| North Yorkshire | 1.49% |
| York | 1.22% |
| Leeds | 1.06% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 1.01% |
| Across England | 1.17% |