# YO12 4QE: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

YO12 4QE is a postcode in North Yorkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Yorkshire. Open the map at YO12 4QE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [YO12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12) › [YO12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 80% on July. Scarborough 013D: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **Seamer, 940 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **No property in YO12 4QE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Scarborough 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **No gigabit broadband at YO12 4QE**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at YO12 4QE**: Road 55 dB, rail 58 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seamer and Irton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seamer-and-irton-community-primary-school-e121357) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Scarborough School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-scarborough-school-e134660) | Special | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braeburn-primary-and-nursery-academy-e146312) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| November 2025 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| June 2026 | £168,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seamer (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: EDEN HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUB (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Eastfield (820 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,463** (July 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,463 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Scarborough 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.3** (2025). Scarborough 013D has a deprivation score of 10.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,083rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Scarborough 013D was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,752** (2021). Scarborough 013D had 1,752 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,496th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.8%** (January 2026). In Scarborough 013D, 81.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## YO12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £179,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in YO12 was £179,995 in 2025. 238th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,473** (2021). YO12 had 39,473 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 478th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 50%** (2022). About 50% of people in YO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In YO12, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Centre: 54.2340, -0.4256

Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Scarborough and Whitby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby): Alison Hume (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4256,54.2340,YO124QE

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