Data from Zoopla also shows the housing market is set to have its strongest December for more than a decade, as buyers rush to move home before the stamp duty holiday ends. This strong buyer appetite and flurry of activity has pushed annual house price growth to 3.5%, the highest since December 2017. Ben Hudson, Managing Director of Hudson Moody, an award-winning estate agency in York, said: “From our work with buyers and sellers in York, we see first-hand how much appetite there is across the city, but it’s clear that because of its proximity to the city centre, Monks Cross and excellent schools, YO31 is a desirable postcode and a firm favourite among those looking to move.”