BLUEBERRY WAY, YO12 4AU House Prices & Local Information

YO12 4AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Blueberry Way, 0.2km from Edgehill in Scarborough. Administratively it sits within Falsgrave & Stepney ward and the Scarborough and Whitby constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a popular retirement area with older residents and low crime. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 41% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £144k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 5.5% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for YO12 4AU are sourced from Output Area E00189895 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.