Renting in Scarborough

Average Rent in Scarborough: £750/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,465 live Scarborough listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£750 /month

1,465 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Scarborough by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£750/mo	75
1 bed	£600/mo	585
2 bed	£795/mo	450
3 bed	£950/mo	206
4+ bed	£1,300/mo	91
Room (house share)	£550/mo	58

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Scarborough

What it costs to rent in Scarborough

Scarborough currently has 1,465 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £750 a month. 28 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 25% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is HU12 at around £477/mo, while YO23 sits nearer £1,750/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Scarborough around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Scarborough by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,465 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Scarborough

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Scarborough is £750 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £750, based on 75 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Scarborough

£600/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Scarborough is £600 a month, 20% below the city-wide median of £750, based on 585 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Scarborough

£795/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Scarborough is £795 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 450 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Scarborough

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Scarborough is £950 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 206 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Scarborough

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Scarborough is £1,300 a month, 73% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 91 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Scarborough

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Scarborough house share is £550 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £750, based on 58 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How North Yorkshire rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in North Yorkshire, the ONS area that covers Scarborough. Latest: £844/mo (Jul 26, +2.0% YoY).

Latest

£844

Jul 26

Annual

+2.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£685

Aug 21

Total change

+23%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Scarborough

Flats & apartments

723

70% of listings

Houses

246

24% of listings

Rooms

6% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Scarborough — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 258 houses currently advertised in Scarborough.

Terraced
46%118
Semi-detached
21%54
Other house
19%49
Detached
10%25
Bungalow
5%12

Rent by postcode

Where Scarborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 944 live listings in 27 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Scarborough

1YO23£1,750/mo4 rentals
2YO21£1,578/mo11 rentals
3YO32£1,500/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Scarborough

1HU12£477/mo7 rentals
2YO15£560/mo4 rentals
3HU5£695/mo20 rentals

Features · Scarborough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Scarborough

Live signal across 1,465 Scarborough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

43%

of 185 Scarborough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

58%

of 211 Scarborough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Scarborough this week

28 homes came onto the Scarborough rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

28 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Scarborough

Most Scarborough homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 303,780 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.29

≈ Band C–D

Stock

304k

303,780 properties

A
16%48,620
B
21%65,230
C
23%69,320
D
15%45,760
E
12%37,470
F
7%22,110
G
5%13,960
H
0%1,300

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Scarborough

80% of Scarborough premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

80%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

429 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
80%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (North Yorkshire), July 2025, covering 299,002 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Scarborough homes

40% of Scarborough homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

252k

251,910 EPCs

A
1%2,168
B
13%32,507
C
26%65,262
D
37%92,586
E
16%40,864
F
6%13,970
G
2%4,553

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under North Yorkshire. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Scarborough

6 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Scarborough centroid. The five closest:

1
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · YO11 2PG
0.31 mi
2
Friarage Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · YO11 1HS
0.31 mi
3
Childhaven Community Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · YO11 1UB
0.42 mi
4
Gladstone Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · YO12 7DD
0.45 mi
5
Scarborough University Technical College
Secondary · University technical college · YO11 2JW
0.88 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Scarborough centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Scarborough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Scarborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 7 of 7 postcode districts analysed, the median was 52 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Scarborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

52 crimes per area (median)
7 of 7 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Scarborough ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Scarborough listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Scarborough.

Rightmove

513

OnTheMarket

371

PrimeLocation

284

OpenRent

215

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Scarborough — your questions answered

How much is rent in Scarborough?

The average (median) asking rent in Scarborough is £750 a month — a 1-bed is £600 and a 2-bed £795, based on 1,465 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a studio in Scarborough is £750 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £750, based on 75 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Scarborough is £600 a month, 20% below the city-wide median of £750, based on 585 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Scarborough is £795 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 450 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Scarborough is £950 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 206 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Scarborough is £1,300 a month, 73% above the city-wide median of £750, based on 91 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Scarborough?

The median asking rent for a room in a Scarborough house share is £550 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £750, based on 58 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Scarborough?

There are currently 1,465 rental properties available in Scarborough, with 28 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Scarborough safe for renters?

Scarborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 52 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Scarborough?

The most commonly reported crime category in Scarborough is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

How Scarborough compares with the other 20 places we track in Yorkshire and the Humber — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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