Renting in Selby

Average Rent in Selby

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The average rent in Selby is £850/mo, with 282 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Selby rental appears.

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Renting in Selby

What it costs to rent in Selby

Selby currently has 282 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 14 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 63% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DN4 at around £660/mo, while LS7 sits nearer £1,295/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.

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Market snapshot

Selby rental market at a glance

282

Active rentals in Selby

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Selby

Median monthly rent, based on 282 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£675/mo	52
2 bed	£870/mo	96
3 bed	£1,000/mo	70
4+ bed	£1,488/mo	20
Room	£550/mo	34

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Selby

Flats & apartments

31% of listings

Houses

105

52% of listings

Rooms

17% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 43% of the 106 houses currently advertised in Selby.

Terraced
43%46
Semi-detached
29%31
Other house
15%16
Detached
11%12
Bungalow
1%1

Rent by postcode

Where Selby rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 212 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Selby

1LS7£1,295/mo7 rentals
2LS22£1,213/mo4 rentals
3LS17£1,200/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Selby

1DN4£660/mo4 rentals
2YO8£800/mo133 rentals
3YO8 4ES£850/mo3 rentals

Features · Selby

Garden, parking, and floor area in Selby

Live signal across 282 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 50 Selby listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 74 Selby listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Selby

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Selby has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 113 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Selby is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

113 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: July 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.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Selby

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Riccall has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Selby.

Brayton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (12) · pop. ~6,000
4.0
per 1k
Barlby
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (54) · pop. ~3,000
64
per 1k
Riccall
Safer area
Most common: Burglary (1) · pop. ~2,500
0.4
per 1k
Thorpe Willoughby
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~3,000
7.0
per 1k
Osgodby
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (8) · pop. ~2,000
11
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Selby listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Selby.

Rightmove

OpenRent

PrimeLocation

OnTheMarket

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Selby — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Selby?

The median rent in Selby is £850/month based on 282 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Selby?

There are currently 282 rental properties available in Selby, with 14 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 113 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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