# YO12 6JR: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

YO12 6JR 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 6JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [YO12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12) › [YO12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. Scarborough 007A: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **Scarborough, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **No property in YO12 6JR 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=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Scarborough 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at YO12 6JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **Low road and rail noise at YO12 6JR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scarborough-northstead-community-primary-school-e121321) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e147278) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barrowcliff School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowcliff-school-e121314) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scalby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scalby-academy-e143288) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gladstone Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gladstone-road-primary-school-e121319) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Friarage Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friarage-community-academy-e147448) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newby and Scalby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newby-and-scalby-academy-e145633) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Childhaven Community Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childhaven-community-nursery-school-e121267) | Nursery | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £307,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £273,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2024 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £337,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: NORTHSTEAD PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: 43 NORTHSTEAD MANOR DRIVE (DENTAL PRACTICE) (150 m); JOHN TAYLOR DENTAL CARE (750 m); CORNER HOUSE SURGERY (820 m); DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Newlands Park (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Scarborough Burniston Rd Express (660 m, Tesco)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Scarborough 007A has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £217,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Scarborough 007A was £217,500 in 2025. Joint 8,213th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,135** (2021). Scarborough 007A had 1,135 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,794th least 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In Scarborough 007A, 89.6% 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: 54.2918, -0.4157

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=-0.4157,54.2918,YO126JR

## How to cite

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