Renting in Selby

Average Rent in Selby: £900/mo

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Median asking rent across 350 live Selby listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£900 /month

350 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Selby by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,031/mo	14
1 bed	£675/mo	74
2 bed	£875/mo	116
3 bed	£1,100/mo	83
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	24
Room (house share)	£550/mo	39

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Selby

What it costs to rent in Selby

Selby currently has 350 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 3 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 62% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DN1 at around £593/mo, while LS7 sits nearer £1,305/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Selby around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Selby by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 350 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Selby

£1,031/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Selby is £1,031 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 14 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Selby

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Selby is £675 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 74 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Selby

£875/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Selby is £875 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 116 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Selby

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Selby is £1,100 a month, 22% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 83 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Selby

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Selby is £1,500 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 24 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Selby

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Selby house share is £550 a month, 39% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 39 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How North Yorkshire rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in North Yorkshire, the ONS area that covers Selby. Latest: £844/mo (Jul 26, +2.0% YoY).

Latest

£844

Jul 26

Annual

+2.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£685

Aug 21

Total change

+23%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Selby

Flats & apartments

31% of listings

Houses

123

52% of listings

Rooms

16% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Selby — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 45% of the 124 houses currently advertised in Selby.

Terraced
45%56
Semi-detached
30%37
Other house
13%16
Detached
11%14
Bungalow
1%1

Rent by postcode

Where Selby rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 234 live listings in 12 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Selby

1LS7£1,305/mo8 rentals
2LS17£1,225/mo6 rentals
3LS22£1,213/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Selby

1DN1£593/mo6 rentals
2DN4£695/mo3 rentals
3DN14£725/mo3 rentals

Features · Selby

Garden, parking, and floor area in Selby

Live signal across 350 Selby rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

80%

of 56 Selby listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

90%

of 88 Selby listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Selby this week

3 homes came onto the Selby rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Selby

Most Selby homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 303,780 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.29

≈ Band C–D

Stock

304k

303,780 properties

A
16%48,620
B
21%65,230
C
23%69,320
D
15%45,760
E
12%37,470
F
7%22,110
G
5%13,960
H
0%1,300

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Selby

80% of Selby premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

80%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

429 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
80%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (North Yorkshire), July 2025, covering 299,002 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Selby homes

40% of Selby homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

252k

251,910 EPCs

A
1%2,168
B
13%32,507
C
26%65,262
D
37%92,586
E
16%40,864
F
6%13,970
G
2%4,553

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under North Yorkshire. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Selby

9 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Selby centroid. The five closest:

1
Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · YO8 4QB
0.07 mi
2
The Rubicon Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · YO8 4AN
0.23 mi
3
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · YO8 5AA
0.36 mi
4
Selby Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · YO8 4DL
0.43 mi
5
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Secondary · Community school · YO8 4HT
0.44 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Selby centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Selby

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Selby has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 124 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Selby is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

124 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Selby’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

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Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Selby — your questions answered

How much is rent in Selby?

The average (median) asking rent in Selby is £900 a month — a 1-bed is £675 and a 2-bed £875, based on 350 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Selby?

The median asking rent for a studio in Selby is £1,031 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 14 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Selby?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Selby is £675 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 74 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Selby?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Selby is £875 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 116 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Selby?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Selby is £1,100 a month, 22% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 83 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Selby?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Selby is £1,500 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £900, based on 24 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Selby?

The median asking rent for a room in a Selby house share is £550 a month, 39% below the city-wide median of £900, based on 39 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Selby?

There are currently 350 rental properties available in Selby, with 3 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Selby safe for renters?

Selby has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 124 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Selby?

The most commonly reported crime category in Selby is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

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