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Whitby West

Middle area

The north east of the North Yorkshire. 6,985 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Whitby West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,500
2,627th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,903
4,102nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whitby West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from £126,500 to £580,000. The middle area is £270,000. Whitby West is £247,500.
£247,500joint 20th lowest
Population77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 5,494 to 14,085. The middle area is 7,669. Whitby West is 6,903.
6,90322nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 29.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 86.5%. Whitby West is 85.8%.
85.8%38th lowest
Claimant rate77 middle areas, North Yorkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Yorkshire77 areas from 1.0% to 6.1%. The middle area is 1.7%. Whitby West is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 36th highest

Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Whitby West alone. See North Yorkshire

Average house price
£270,463
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,783
116th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whitby West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whitby West was £247,500 in 2025.

Whitby West had 6,903 usual residents at the census.

In Whitby West, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whitby West, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.