Housing in YO12 5BA
What the homes in YO12 5BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarborough Central
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
YO12 5BAScarborough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.6%). Flats make up 44.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.7% of households in the YO12 5BA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented42.6%20.5%
- Social rented8.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.7%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Yorkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Yorkshire (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around YO12 5BA (Scarborough Central) (about 1,571 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.