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Retirement living in Grimston

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AskBart lists 2 retirement developments in and around Grimston, run by Churchill Living. 2 offer homes to buy. The average home in York sold for £309,611 (HM Land Registry, June 2026).

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Grimston

Retirement living (2)

2 developments found

Grimston in numbers

Retirement developments listed2
Operators1 (largest: Churchill Living, 2)
With homes to buy2
Average sold price, York (HM Land Registry, June 2026)£309,611

Figures are for the homes listed on this page.

House prices in York

The average house price in York is £309,611, based on HM Land Registry data. The graph shows sold-price trends by property type over the last 30 years.

Average price by property type

All property types
£309,611
Detached
£508,572
Semi-detached
£331,938
Terraced
£287,726
Flats & maisonettes
£180,490

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, to Jun 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are area averages for the wider local authority, not retirement properties specifically.

Grimston: health, services and environment

Official open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre. Updated October 2026.

People aged 85+
+43.5%
Projected change in York, 2025 to 2035 (6,075 to 8,719). England: +46.2%.
People aged 65+
+14.9%
Projected change in York, 2025 to 2035 (40,892 to 47,002). England: +20.3%.
Pharmacies within 1 mile
1
Nearest: Day Lewis Pharmacy (1 miles).
NHS dental practices within 3 miles
4
This doesn’t show whether they’re taking new NHS patients.
Superfast broadband
92.6%
of premises within a mile of the centre; 0.5% can get gigabit (England: 88.4%). Useful for video calls with family.
Air quality (NO₂)
5.7 µg/m³
Modelled background level for the town centre, 2026. England average 5.6; WHO guideline 10; legal limit 40.
Air quality (PM2.5)
5.4 µg/m³
Modelled background level, 2026. England average 5.8; WHO guideline 5; legal limit 20 (2040 target 10).
Deprivation ranking
9–10 out of 10
Where the 3 neighbourhoods around the centre rank in England, in tenths (10 = least deprived). 2 are in the least deprived tenth.

Hospices near Grimston

  • St Leonard's Hospice · 4.8 milesCQC Good (report published July 2022). CQC page
  • Martin House · 14.5 milesCQC Good (report published September 2016). CQC page

Hospitals near Grimston

Sources: ONS 2022-based subnational population projections; NHS organisation data (ODS); Ofcom Connected Nations; Defra background pollution maps; English Indices of Deprivation 2025; CQC.

Common questions

How many retirement developments are there in Grimston?

AskBart lists 2 retirement developments in and around Grimston. The largest operator is Churchill Living (2).

What do homes sell for in York?

The average home in York sold for £309,611 in June 2026, according to HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Is retirement living in Grimston regulated by the CQC?

No. Retirement housing isn't rated by the Care Quality Commission. Where a development offers on-site personal care, that care service is registered with the regulator separately.

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