"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Scarborough.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Scarborough.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year2011200119911981In 1981, 8391% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 7121% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 13573% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 6134% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 952% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 4920% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 12219% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 9640% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 24810% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 31272% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 75686% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 32520% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4144% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 2682% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1141% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 11.26%Social rented 2013: 11.28%Social rented 2014: 11.31%Social rented 2015: 11.50%Social rented 2016: 11.49%Social rented 2017: 11.46%Social rented 2018: 11.54%Social rented 2019: 11.55%Social rented 2020: 11.62%Social rented 2021: 11.72%Private rented 2012: 22.03%Private rented 2013: 22.76%Private rented 2014: 23.32%Private rented 2015: 23.73%Private rented 2016: 23.72%Private rented 2017: 23.21%Private rented 2018: 22.74%Private rented 2019: 22.45%Private rented 2020: 22.25%Private rented 2021: 22.10%Owned outright 2012: 39.56%Owned outright 2013: 39.34%Owned outright 2014: 39.49%Owned outright 2015: 39.75%Owned outright 2016: 40.12%Owned outright 2017: 40.81%Owned outright 2018: 41.27%Owned outright 2019: 41.69%Owned outright 2020: 43.37%Owned outright 2021: 44.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 27.15%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 26.62%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 25.87%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 25.03%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 24.67%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 24.52%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 24.45%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 24.31%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 22.76%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 21.39%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£72 for Single room rentals.£31 for One bedroom rentals.£52 for Two bedroom rentals.£61 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Scarborough.

Dataset

House Prices
Scarborough
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kScarborough 1995-12-01: 49950Scarborough 1996-03-01: 49950Scarborough 1996-06-01: 49950Scarborough 1996-09-01: 49500Scarborough 1996-12-01: 49950Scarborough 1997-03-01: 50000Scarborough 1997-06-01: 50500Scarborough 1997-09-01: 51500Scarborough 1997-12-01: 51500Scarborough 1998-03-01: 52000Scarborough 1998-06-01: 52500Scarborough 1998-09-01: 53000Scarborough 1998-12-01: 53450Scarborough 1999-03-01: 53000Scarborough 1999-06-01: 52500Scarborough 1999-09-01: 53450Scarborough 1999-12-01: 54000Scarborough 2000-03-01: 55000Scarborough 2000-06-01: 55780Scarborough 2000-09-01: 57000Scarborough 2000-12-01: 58000Scarborough 2001-03-01: 58500Scarborough 2001-06-01: 59950Scarborough 2001-09-01: 60000Scarborough 2001-12-01: 64000Scarborough 2002-03-01: 65000Scarborough 2002-06-01: 67500Scarborough 2002-09-01: 70000Scarborough 2002-12-01: 75500Scarborough 2003-03-01: 80000Scarborough 2003-06-01: 85000Scarborough 2003-09-01: 89950Scarborough 2003-12-01: 95000Scarborough 2004-03-01: 102975Scarborough 2004-06-01: 112000Scarborough 2004-09-01: 120000Scarborough 2004-12-01: 129950Scarborough 2005-03-01: 135000Scarborough 2005-06-01: 137000Scarborough 2005-09-01: 138000Scarborough 2005-12-01: 138000Scarborough 2006-03-01: 135000Scarborough 2006-06-01: 137500Scarborough 2006-09-01: 140000Scarborough 2006-12-01: 143950Scarborough 2007-03-01: 145000Scarborough 2007-06-01: 148000Scarborough 2007-09-01: 150000Scarborough 2007-12-01: 150000Scarborough 2008-03-01: 153000Scarborough 2008-06-01: 152950Scarborough 2008-09-01: 150000Scarborough 2008-12-01: 150000Scarborough 2009-03-01: 145000Scarborough 2009-06-01: 139250Scarborough 2009-09-01: 140000Scarborough 2009-12-01: 140000Scarborough 2010-03-01: 140000Scarborough 2010-06-01: 144000Scarborough 2010-09-01: 145000Scarborough 2010-12-01: 143400Scarborough 2011-03-01: 147000Scarborough 2011-06-01: 147750Scarborough 2011-09-01: 145000Scarborough 2011-12-01: 145000Scarborough 2012-03-01: 143000Scarborough 2012-06-01: 140000Scarborough 2012-09-01: 140000Scarborough 2012-12-01: 142000Scarborough 2013-03-01: 140000Scarborough 2013-06-01: 138000Scarborough 2013-09-01: 140000Scarborough 2013-12-01: 140000Scarborough 2014-03-01: 142500Scarborough 2014-06-01: 145000Scarborough 2014-09-01: 145000Scarborough 2014-12-01: 145000Scarborough 2015-03-01: 145750Scarborough 2015-06-01: 149950Scarborough 2015-09-01: 150000Scarborough 2015-12-01: 150000Scarborough 2016-03-01: 149995Scarborough 2016-06-01: 149950Scarborough 2016-09-01: 145000Scarborough 2016-12-01: 149995Scarborough 2017-03-01: 150000Scarborough 2017-06-01: 150000Scarborough 2017-09-01: 157000Scarborough 2017-12-01: 157500Scarborough 2018-03-01: 160000Scarborough 2018-06-01: 160000Scarborough 2018-09-01: 159950Scarborough 2018-12-01: 158000Scarborough 2019-03-01: 157450Scarborough 2019-06-01: 159000Scarborough 2019-09-01: 160000Scarborough 2019-12-01: 162500Scarborough 2020-03-01: 164000Scarborough 2020-06-01: 164000Scarborough 2020-09-01: 169000Scarborough 2020-12-01: 175000Scarborough 2021-03-01: 180000Scarborough 2021-06-01: 185000Scarborough 2021-09-01: 185000Scarborough 2021-12-01: 185100Scarborough 2022-03-01: 188000Scarborough 2022-06-01: 185000Scarborough 2022-09-01: 190000Scarborough 2022-12-01: 198000Scarborough 2023-03-01: 195000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Scarborough.

Dataset

Scarborough
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Scarborough bed1: 449Scarborough bed2: 591Scarborough bed3: 711Scarborough bed4plus: 805Scarborough room: 404Scarborough studio: 367Scarborough total: 577

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Scarborough, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Scarborough. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Scarborough. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Scarborough. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Scarborough.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01750350052507000Working-age 2023-06-30: 0Working-age 2023-03-31: 5708Working-age 2022-12-31: 5633Working-age 2022-09-30: 5652Working-age 2022-06-30: 6006Working-age 2022-03-31: 6080Working-age 2021-12-31: 6161Working-age 2021-09-30: 6454Working-age 2021-06-30: 6715Working-age 2021-03-31: 6851Working-age 2020-12-31: 6684Working-age 2020-09-30: 6628Working-age 2020-06-30: 6608Working-age 2020-03-31: 5834Working-age 2019-12-31: 5757Working-age 2019-09-30: 5691Working-age 2019-06-30: 5821Working-age 2019-03-31: 5930Working-age 2018-12-31: 5673Working-age 2018-09-30: 5568Working-age 2018-06-30: 5568Working-age 2018-03-31: 5695Working-age 2017-12-31: 5688Working-age 2017-09-30: 5576Working-age 2017-06-30: 5673Working-age 2017-03-31: 5799Working-age 2016-12-31: 5722Working-age 2016-09-30: 5635Working-age 2016-06-30: 5798Working-age 2016-03-31: 5953Pensioners 2023-06-30: 0Pensioners 2023-03-31: 4030Pensioners 2022-12-31: 4029Pensioners 2022-09-30: 4082Pensioners 2022-06-30: 4004Pensioners 2022-03-31: 4112Pensioners 2021-12-31: 4139Pensioners 2021-09-30: 4154Pensioners 2021-06-30: 4217Pensioners 2021-03-31: 4236Pensioners 2020-12-31: 4282Pensioners 2020-09-30: 4310Pensioners 2020-06-30: 4383Pensioners 2020-03-31: 4390Pensioners 2019-12-31: 4475Pensioners 2019-09-30: 4483Pensioners 2019-06-30: 4532Pensioners 2019-03-31: 4584Pensioners 2018-12-31: 4642Pensioners 2018-09-30: 4679Pensioners 2018-06-30: 4705Pensioners 2018-03-31: 4781Pensioners 2017-12-31: 4848Pensioners 2017-09-30: 4896Pensioners 2017-06-30: 4939Pensioners 2017-03-31: 5002Pensioners 2016-12-31: 5063Pensioners 2016-09-30: 5084Pensioners 2016-06-30: 5121Pensioners 2016-03-31: 5200