LENGS YARD, YO21 1DG House Prices & Local Information

YO21 1DG is an up-and-coming urban area on Lengs Yard, 0.2km from Whitby in Whitby. Administratively it sits within Whitby West ward and the Scarborough and Whitby constituency.

For renters and young professionals, YO21 1DG offers a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. During the day, traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 51) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 51% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (155 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £175k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 YO21 1DG are sourced from Output Area E00141995 (shared with 29 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.