Property market | £274,932 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (50.5 miles) | |
Broadband | 46.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 261 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 439 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Thirsk and Malton level) | |
Community | Median age is 50.1 | Population of 108,793 | Happiness is Below Average for North Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Yorkshire) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (50 mins) - Leeds (81 mins) | |
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£274,932 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (50.5 miles) | |
46.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 50.1 | 108,793 | Happiness is Below Average for North Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 261 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 439 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Thirsk and Malton level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Yorkshire) | |
- York (50 mins) - Leeds (81 mins) | |
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Scarborough has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Scarborough has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £441,685, which is up 3.5% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £274,932 (up 2.1% on last year) , a terraced house £226,247 (up 0.8% on last year) and a flat £159,790. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £543 per month. Property prices in Scarborough are similar to the average property prices across North Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Scarborough, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the North Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on North Yorkshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Scarborough, or click here to browse the longer list of Scarborough property transactions from 2023.
Scarborough has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including EBOR Academy Filey (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Muston Road, Filey. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Hunmanby Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/5/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Filey | |
Filey Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/3/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Filey | |
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/27/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Filey | |
EBOR Academy Filey Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | Filey |
School | Type |
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Hunmanby Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/5/2014) |
Filey Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/3/2018) |
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/27/2013) |
EBOR Academy Filey Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school |
Station | Distance from Scarborough | Commute options |
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Scarborough A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- York (51 mins - TransPennine Express - £300 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (82 mins - TransPennine Express - £469 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (150 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Hunmanby A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +43% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- York (1 change(s) - 75 mins - TransPennine Express - £304 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 106 mins - TransPennine Express - £469 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 175 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Filey A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +32% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 70 mins - TransPennine Express - £304 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - TransPennine Express - £469 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 170 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Seamer A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- York (47 mins - TransPennine Express - £281 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (78 mins - TransPennine Express - £469 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (146 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 178 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Bempton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +25% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 85 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 116 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Bridlington A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 92 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 120 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Scarborough) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Scarborough residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.3% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.0% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.5% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Thirsk and Malton consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.2% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 16.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 12.9% | 261 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 20.6% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.8% | |
Routine occupations | 12.2% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.1% | 439 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.0% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in North Yorkshire is average (59mbps). Scarborough is slower than this, with average download speeds of 46.3mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Thirsk and Malton level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 46.3 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 86.4% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 2.2% |
Crime stats were found at the North Yorkshire level:
Type | North Yorkshire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 59 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 6 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 25 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Scarborough.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | North Sea | The North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey, including Scarborough |
Yorkshire | River Derwent, Sea Cut, River Hertford, Burniston Beck | The Upper Derwent and Scarborough areas, including land around The Sea Cut at Scalby, Throxenby Beck, Old Malton, and Priorpot Beck in Norton |
Yorkshire | Gypsey Race | Gypsey Race from Wold Newton to Bridlington |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Scarborough, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
York, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £334,844 Detached: £527,509 | 70 | Primary: 21Secondary: 7 | 16.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Easingwold, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Harrogate, North Yorkshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 17Secondary: 7 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 | 17.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Malton, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Sandsend, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slingsby, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Osmotherley, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Whitby, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Staithes, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Terrington, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £159,824 Detached: £266,633 | 117 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 9.2% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Scarborough, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
York, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £334,844 Detached: £527,509 | 70 | Primary: 21Secondary: 7 |
Easingwold, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
Harrogate, North Yorkshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 17Secondary: 7 |
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 |
Malton, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Sandsend, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
Slingsby, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Osmotherley, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Whitby, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 |
Staithes, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Terrington, North Yorkshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £274,932 Detached: £441,685 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £159,824 Detached: £266,633 | 117 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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