Renting in Scarborough

Average Rent in Scarborough

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The average rent in Scarborough is £720/mo, with 1,179 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Scarborough rental appears.

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Renting in Scarborough

What it costs to rent in Scarborough

Scarborough currently has 1,179 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £720 a month. 76 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 24% 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.

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Market snapshot

Scarborough rental market at a glance

1,179

Active rentals in Scarborough

£720/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Scarborough

Median monthly rent, based on 1,179 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£600/mo	476
2 bed	£775/mo	349
3 bed	£950/mo	154
4+ bed	£1,200/mo	81
Room	£550/mo	57

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

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Scarborough

Flats & apartments

580

70% of listings

Houses

188

23% of listings

Rooms

7% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 45% of the 197 houses currently advertised in Scarborough.

Terraced
45%89
Other house
22%43
Semi-detached
19%37
Detached
10%19
Bungalow
5%9

Rent by postcode

Where Scarborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 796 live listings in 26 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
2YO32£1,500/mo3 rentals
3YO30£1,313/mo14 rentals

Cheapest in Scarborough

1HU12£477/mo7 rentals
2YO15£625/mo3 rentals
3YO12£650/mo216 rentals

Features · Scarborough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Scarborough

Live signal across 1,179 Scarborough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

37%

of 159 Scarborough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

54%

of 177 Scarborough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Scarborough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Scarborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 7 of 7 postcode districts analysed, the median was 56 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Scarborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

56 crimes per area (median)
7 of 7 postcode districts covered
Data: July 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 May 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 (162) · pop. ~5,000
100
per 1k
Newby
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (41) · pop. ~6,000
16
per 1k
Eastfield
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (34) · pop. ~5,000
20
per 1k
Barrowcliff
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (181) · pop. ~5,000
109
per 1k
Cayton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~4,000
18
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

396

OnTheMarket

279

PrimeLocation

218

OpenRent

206

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Scarborough — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Scarborough?

The median rent in Scarborough is £720/month based on 1179 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Scarborough?

There are currently 1179 rental properties available in Scarborough, with 76 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 56 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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