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YO12 6BP area guide

Who lives in YO12 6BP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Scarborough Town & North Bay
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,626 (2024)
At a glance

What YO12 6BP is like

YO12 6BP is a postcode in the Scarborough Town & North Bay area of North Yorkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,626 people. 67.3% of households own their home, 28.4% rent privately and 3.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in YO12 6 sold for a median of £205,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How YO12 6BP compares

Headline figures for YO12 6BP, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 40.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£205,000

Median over 116 sales in YO12 6, −3.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
60%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£31,666

Average annual income before tax, higher than 0% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where YO12 6BP differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    28.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

YO12 6BP FAQs

01
Is YO12 6BP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 40.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 60% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in YO12 6BP?

The median sale price over the last year was £205,000.

Homes in YO12 6 sold for a median of £205,000 across 116 sales in the year to August 2026, −3.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is YO12 6BP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around YO12 6BP, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in YO12 6BP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.3% of residents. 67.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (42.1%).
05
Which council covers YO12 6BP?

The local authority for YO12 6BP is North Yorkshire.

YO12 6BP comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is YO12 6BP?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Scarborough Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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