City Profile • Local Authority

Scarborough

Scarborough is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £246k, reflecting a upward trend of 6.2% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 106 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

108,907
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Scarborough authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English93.7%
White: Other White2.8%
Other Asian0.4%
White and Asian0.4%
Any other ethnic group0.3%
Indian0.3%

Age Profile

55-59 years8.0%
60-64 years7.8%
70-74 years7.6%
65-69 years7.2%
50-54 years7.1%
45-49 years5.8%

Top Occupations

Skilled trades15.5%
Professional13.5%
Elementary occupations13.1%
Caring and leisure12.1%
Managers and directors11.8%
Associate professional9.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright41.4%
Owned: Mortgage22.1%
Private rented: Landlord19.1%
Social rented: Other11.4%
Private rented: Other2.6%
Social rented: Council2.4%

Area DNA

family2/10
health5/10
safety2/10
homeown5/10
transit8/10
affluence2/10
diversity5/10
employment2/10
investment10/10