Homes in Upper Poppleton sell for a median £484,745
That is the middle of 218 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Two thirds of Upper Poppleton’s sales are detached houses
218 homes sold in three years: 148 detached houses, 55 semi-detached houses, 9 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 148 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £465K–£586K
- Last 12 months
- £535K25 sold
- New build
- £500K
median sale · 55 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £337K–£495K
- Last 12 months
- £345K13 sold
- New build
- £337K
Terraced houses: 9 sold, median £335K
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £229K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Upper Poppleton’s homes sold for between £375K and £560K
One sale in ten was under £325K and one in ten over £660K. 3% sold for under £250K.
The median, £484,745, sits in the £400–500K band
218 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £95,500 in 1995 to £485,000 in the last 12 months (£433,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
39 sales in the last 12 months, against 98 in 2023, the busiest year, and 36 in 2008.
Upper Poppleton costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Upper Poppleton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £115K | £124K | £287K | £310K | £333K | £410K | £535K |
| Semi-detached houses | £77K | £104K | £197K | £228K | £300K | £394K | £345K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
21% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
206 new homes have been sold in Upper Poppleton since 1995; the share peaked at 44% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £475,045
against £492,500 for a home sold on, about the same, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Upper Poppleton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Keepers Way is Upper Poppleton’s busiest street, with 49 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keepers Way | YO26 | 49 | £484,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Millfield Lane | YO26 | 17 | £480,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Midfield Way | YO26 | 11 | £479,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Medley Road | YO26 | 9 | £229,995 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 5 | Nether Way | YO26 | 7 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Beech Grove | YO26 | 6 | £457,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Champion Drive | YO26 | 6 | £439,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Millfield Gardens | YO26 | 6 | £425,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Allerton Drive | YO26 | 6 | £412,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Nursery Road | YO26 | 5 | £560,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Station Road | YO26 | 5 | £560,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Linton Road | YO26 | 5 | £530,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Nursery Road: £560,000
Medley Road: £229,995
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.4 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Upper Poppleton is the 2nd most expensive of 56 towns in North Yorkshire
Upper Poppleton is one of North Yorkshire’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in North Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Upper Poppleton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: York, Huntington and Haxby.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Poppleton | — | £485K | 39 | +46% |
| Skelton (York) | 1.3 | £320K | 16 | +2% |
| York | 2.9 | £290K | 1,489 | +38% |
| Huntington | 3.4 | £290K | 124 | +36% |
| Wigginton | 3.5 | £316K | 10 | +39% |
| Haxby | 3.7 | £315K | 123 | +35% |
| Copmanthorpe | 4.6 | £353K | 47 | +16% |
| Bishopthorpe | 4.8 | £393K | 38 | +31% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Upper Poppleton
What is the average house price in Upper Poppleton?
The median home in Upper Poppleton sold for £484,745 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 218 standard sales (£485,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £503,495, semi-detached houses £365,000, terraced houses £334,995 and flats and maisonettes £228,995.
Are house prices going up in Upper Poppleton?
The median was £474,248 in 2025, down 5% on 2024 (£499,972), and £485,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Upper Poppleton each year?
39 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 64 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Upper Poppleton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Nursery Road (YO26, £560,000), Station Road (YO26, £560,000) and Nether Way (YO26, £550,000).
How much does a new build cost in Upper Poppleton?
New homes sold for a median £475,045 over three years, against £492,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 38% of sales.
Is Upper Poppleton expensive for North Yorkshire?
Upper Poppleton is the 2nd most expensive of 56 towns of 2,500 or more in North Yorkshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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