Rental alerts for Scarborough

Property to Rent in Scarborough

Rent in Scarborough before the rush.

352 rentals available from £400/mo. We monitor 6 property sites 24/7 and alert you the moment a match appears.

Where in Scarborough are you looking?

14 days free · no card · cancel anytime

Fresh alerts, first

We email you the moment a matching rental lands in Scarborough.

Set it, leave it

Pick budget, bedrooms, areas of Scarborough — we remember the rest.

Down to the postcode

Narrow to one corner of Scarborough or watch the whole city.

Live from the portals

Latest rentals in Scarborough

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Scarborough. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

How it works

Your first Scarborough alert in under a minute

Four steps between you and never missing a good one in Scarborough.

Tell us where home is

Pop in your budget, bed count and favourite corners of Scarborough. A minute, tops.

We'll watch the portals

Six major sites, checked every couple of minutes. Yes, on Sundays too.

Alert lands in your inbox

The moment a match appears, email arrives before most people open the app.

You get there first

Message the agent while the listing is still warm.

Start here

Market snapshot

Scarborough rental market at a glance

352

Active rentals in Scarborough

£695/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Scarborough

Median monthly rent, based on 352 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£595/mo	138
2 bed	£765/mo	117
3 bed	£963/mo	36
4+ bed	£1,400/mo	18
Room	£570/mo	34

Updated April 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Scarborough

Flats & apartments

196

71% of listings

Houses

15% of listings

Rooms

12% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 48% of the 46 houses currently advertised in Scarborough.

Terraced
48%22
Other house
15%7
Semi-detached
13%6
Detached
13%6
Bungalow
11%5

Rent by postcode

Where Scarborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 226 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Scarborough

1YO30£1,325/mo7 rentals
2YO1£1,100/mo3 rentals
3HU3£700/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Scarborough

1YO12£600/mo60 rentals
2YO15£625/mo3 rentals
3YO11£649/mo119 rentals

Area safety

Safety in Scarborough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (April 2026), Scarborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 7 of 7 postcode districts analysed, the median was 16 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Scarborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

16 crimes per area (median)
7 of 7 postcode districts covered
Data: April 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.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Scarborough

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for February 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Newby has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Scarborough.

Falsgrave
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (125) · pop. ~5,000
77
per 1k
Newby
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~6,000
9.0
per 1k
Eastfield
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (48) · pop. ~5,000
18
per 1k
Barrowcliff
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (141) · pop. ~5,000
79
per 1k
Cayton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (34) · pop. ~4,000
15
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. 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

131

OpenRent

OnTheMarket

PrimeLocation

SpareRoom

Leaders

Start getting alerts

Try Dwellio free for 14 days

We’ll email the moment a matching rental goes live in Scarborough.

14 days free — no card required

Dwellio

£9.99/mo

Alerts that land before the rush.

Within 15 minutes

Up to 10 search areas
Alerts within 15 minutes of listing
Unlimited email alerts
Price-drop alerts
Back-on-market alerts
"Days on market" badge
Priority support from a human

14 days free · no card · cancel anytime

Frequently asked

Renting in Scarborough — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Scarborough?

The median rent in Scarborough is £695/month based on 352 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-04).

How many rental properties are available in Scarborough?

There are currently 352 rental properties available in Scarborough, with 50 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 16 reported crimes per postcode area (April 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 April 2026.

Cities to rent in nearby

Areas to rent near Scarborough

More places renters search alongside Scarborough. We monitor every UK portal in each city — set alerts for as many as you like.

Start getting Scarborough alerts today

14 days free. No card. Cancel anytime.

Start free trial

14 days free
No card needed
Cancel anytime
Setup in 60 seconds