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Housing in YO12 7RB

What the homes in YO12 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scarborough Town & North Bay
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,626 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.1%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

YO12 7RBEngland
Detached9.5%22.9%
Semi-detached28.9%31.5%
Terraced42.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.3% of households in the YO12 7RB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

YO12 7RB
67%
28%
England
  • Owned67.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented28.4%20.5%
  • Social rented3.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

YO12 7RBEngland
Owned outright37.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

YO12 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.5%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

YO12 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6618.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

North YorkshireEngland
All homes£849£1,459
One bedroom£594£1,195
Two bedrooms£769£1,335
Three bedrooms£941£1,489
Four or more£1,358£2,161
Detached£1,187£1,640
Semi-detached£900£1,449
Terraced£832£1,435
Flat or maisonette£686£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around YO12 7RB (Scarborough Town & North Bay) (about 2,626 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.

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