Detached
£368,403
67% above the Scarborough average
21.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Scarborough? £220,321
The average house price in Scarborough is £220,321, based on 1,766 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.3% (£7,538) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,766
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Scarborough?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£224,500
2% above the Scarborough average
31.1% of sales
Terraced
£172,683
22% below the Scarborough average
27.5% of sales
Flats
£136,409
38% below the Scarborough average
20.1% of sales
Are house prices in Scarborough going up or down?
House prices in Scarborough are falling: down 3.3% (£7,538) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 37.7% (£60,354).
Past 12 months
−3.3%
−£7,538From £227,859 to £220,321
£227,859£219,824
Past 10 years
+37.7%
+£60,354From £159,967 to £220,321
£231,298£159,967
Quick answers for Scarborough
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£262,022
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
1,766
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
31.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
28.5% of sales
How many people live in Scarborough?
108,721
341 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Scarborough?
51,095
160 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Scarborough?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% of the area · 64 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Scarborough?
92 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +9.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Lythe
£691,824
Least expensive
Eastfield
£169,966
How does Scarborough rank?
70th most expensive area of North Yorkshire.
Compared with 79 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Scarborough?
The highest recorded sale prices in Scarborough, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
danesfield , north yorkshire
£2,100,000
Sold September 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Scarborough compare with nearby areas?
Scarborough compared with the 6 nearest other areas in North Yorkshire.
Scarborough vs Ryedale
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Ryedale
- £325,020+£104,699
Open comparison
Scarborough vs Hambleton
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Hambleton
- £325,933+£105,612
Open comparison
Scarborough vs Hambleton
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Hambleton
- £325,933+£105,612
Open comparison
Scarborough vs Thorganby
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Thorganby
- £714,200+£493,879
Open comparison
Scarborough vs Escrick
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Escrick
- £462,000+£241,679
Open comparison
Scarborough vs Bilbrough
- Scarborough
- £220,321
- Bilbrough
- £671,250+£450,929
Open comparison
Which areas of Scarborough are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 52 areas of Scarborough, most expensive first.
- 1
£691,824
Change over one year: +38.6%
- 2
£591,666
Change over one year: −35.7%
- 3
£580,000
Change over one year: +100.0%
- 4
£560,000
Change over one year: +6.7%
- 5
£521,249
Change over one year: −51.4%
- 6
£480,000
Change over one year: 0.0%
- 7
£469,285
Change over one year: −19.4%
- 8
£460,666
Change over one year: +100.3%
- 9
£455,000
Change over one year: +167.6%
- 10
£444,086
Change over one year: −19.4%
- 11
£436,666
Change over one year: +45.6%
- 12
£428,316
Change over one year: +17.3%
- 13
£422,117
Change over one year: +86.8%
- 14
£389,764
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 15
£381,064
Change over one year: −11.6%
- 16
£372,555
Change over one year: +18.0%
- 17
£370,057
Change over one year: +51.0%
- 18
£361,000
Change over one year: −5.2%
- 19
£355,000
Change over one year: −35.5%
- 20
£354,575
Change over one year: −68.5%
- 21
£352,357
Change over one year: +8.6%
- 22
£351,750
Change over one year: −27.5%
- 23
£349,000
Change over one year: −14.2%
- 24
£346,137
Change over one year: −7.0%
- 25
£345,000
Change over one year: −30.3%
- 26
£326,423
Change over one year: +16.0%
- 27
£317,083
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 28
£316,470
Change over one year: −12.9%
- 29
£312,500
Change over one year: −60.7%
- 30
£310,000
Change over one year: −41.4%
- 31
£306,856
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 32
£302,000
Change over one year: +26.1%
- 33
£296,829
Change over one year: +14.7%
- 34
£294,850
Change over one year: −40.4%
- 35
£262,425
Change over one year: −12.3%
- 36
£261,652
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 37
£251,105
Change over one year: −29.9%
- 38
£246,750
Change over one year: +70.2%
- 39
£246,000
Change over one year: −17.4%
- 40
£245,221
Change over one year: +7.5%
- 41
£245,000
Change over one year: −8.4%
- 42
£231,511
Change over one year: +7.4%
- 43
£230,763
Change over one year: −9.6%
- 44
£228,192
Change over one year: −11.0%
- 45
£227,666
Change over one year: −8.2%
- 46
£208,500
Change over one year: +66.8%
- 47
£204,221
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 48
£201,562
Change over one year: −28.8%
- 49
£194,392
Change over one year: −13.3%
- 50
£189,096
Change over one year: −6.1%
- 51
£174,100
Change over one year: +16.1%
- 52
£169,966
Change over one year: +2.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Scarborough dataset covers 4,567 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.