Renting in Selby

Average Rent in Selby by Bedroom

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The median asking rent in Selby is £700 a month for a 1-bed (18 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Median asking rent

No single figure for Selby this month

This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The figures by size below are not affected.

Median asking rent in Selby by property size, October 2026
Size	Median asking rent
1-bed	£700/moasking · 18 listings · Oct 2026
Room in a shared house	£575/moasking · 17 listings · Oct 2026

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 27 October 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Selby by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/selby, updated 27 October 2026.

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Renting in Selby

What it costs to rent in Selby

Selby currently has 54 rental listings on the property sites we track, 37 of them whole homes rather than rooms in shared houses. The median asking rent in Selby is £700 a month for a 1-bed (18 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 20 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 59% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Selby by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Selby, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Selby

£700/moMedian asking rent · 1-bed · 18 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Selby is £700 a month, from 18 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Average room rent in Selby

£575/moMedian asking rent · room in a shared house · 17 live listings · October 2026

The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Selby is £575 a month, from 17 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How North Yorkshire rents have moved

The ONS average rent paid in North Yorkshire is £852 a month, up 2.3% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). North Yorkshire is the ONS area that covers Selby. The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.

Latest£852/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · North Yorkshire · September 2026

Annual

+2.3%

vs a year earlier

5 years earlier£688/moONS average rent paid · all sizes · North Yorkshire · October 2021

Total change

+24%

since 2021

ONS average rent paid · all sizes · North Yorkshire · October 2021 to September 2026

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. How we measure this

Property types

What’s on offer in Selby

Flats & apartments

25% of listings

Houses

36% of listings

Rooms

39% of listings

How we measure this

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 56% of the 16 houses currently advertised in Selby.

Terraced
56%9
Semi-detached
31%5
Detached
6%1
Other house
6%1

How we measure this

Rent by postcode

Where Selby rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 32 live listings in 1 district (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.

Most expensive in Selby

1YO8£825/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202631 live listings

Cheapest in Selby

1YO8£825/moall sizes · asking · Oct 202631 live listings

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Selby, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/selby, updated 27 October 2026.

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Features · Selby

Garden, parking, and floor area in Selby

Live signal across 54 Selby rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Floor area

£1.12/sq ft a monthMedian asking rent per sq ft · all sizes · 6 live listings · October 2026

Median 805 sqft across the 6 Selby listings that publish floor area.

How we measure this

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New rentals in Selby this week

20 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 (October 2026), Selby has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 25 of 25 postcode districts analysed, the median was 109 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Selby is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

109 crimes per area (median)
25 of 25 postcode districts covered
Data: October 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 August 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 (15) · pop. ~6,000
4.5
per 1k
Barlby
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (62) · pop. ~3,000
57
per 1k
Riccall
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (3) · pop. ~2,500
2.8
per 1k
Thorpe Willoughby
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (11) · pop. ~3,000
8.3
per 1k
Osgodby
Higher crime
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (24) · pop. ~2,000
21
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.

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Renting in Selby — your questions answered

How much is rent in Selby?

The median asking rent in Selby is £700 a month for a 1-bed (18 live listings), on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

Why is there no single average rent for Selby this month?

This month it doesn’t fit the 1-, 2- and 3-bed figures, which usually means large student houses dominate the listings. The median asking rents by size are not affected.

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

The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Selby is £700 a month, from 18 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).

What is the average room rent in Selby?

The median asking rent for a room in a shared house in Selby is £575 a month, from 17 live listings (Dwellio, October 2026).

How many rental properties are available in Selby?

There are currently 54 rental properties available in Selby, with 20 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 109 reported crimes per postcode area (October 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 October 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

How Selby compares with the other 20 places we track in Yorkshire and the Humber — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.

Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.

Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across Yorkshire and the Humber, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/selby, updated 27 October 2026.

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What it costs to rent in Selby

Average rent in Selby by bedrooms

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Selby

Average room rent in Selby

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What’s on offer in Selby

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

Where Selby rent is highest and lowest

Most expensive in Selby

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Garden, parking, and floor area in Selby

New rentals in Selby this week

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Safety in Selby

Crime overview

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Brayton

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What is the average room rent in Selby?

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What is the most common crime in Selby?

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