# YO12

Postcode district covering Scarborough, Northstead and Falsgrave, in North Yorkshire.

YO12 is a postcode district covering Scarborough, Northstead and Falsgrave, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £179,995 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code YO12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an YO12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=YO12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 50% of people in YO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=YO12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 639 homes were sold in YO12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=YO12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for YO12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=YO12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): YO12 had 39,473 usual residents at the census.

## How YO12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | YO12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £179,995 | 3rd cheapest | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2025 |
| Population | 39,473 | 2nd most populated | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 50% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, YO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.3% | 5th highest | 29 postcode districts, YO · Jan 2026 |

## Is YO12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in YO12 at a rate of 104.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.6 per 1,000 people across the YO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 341 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in YO12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,639), anti-social behaviour (959) and other crime (574).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in YO12 was 99.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in YO12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so YO12 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in YO12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scarborough 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027842) | 1,624 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Scarborough 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027843) | 1,485 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Scarborough 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027844) | 1,493 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Scarborough 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027845) | 1,684 | 113.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Scarborough 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027847) | 1,714 | 224.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.2% |
| [Scarborough 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034974) | 2,751 | 127.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.2% |
| [Scarborough 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027849) | 1,135 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.6% |
| [Scarborough 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027850) | 1,276 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Scarborough 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027872) | 1,369 | 107.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Scarborough 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027874) | 1,787 | 106.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Scarborough 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027810) | 1,526 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Scarborough 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027811) | 1,501 | 191.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Scarborough 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027812) | 1,763 | 198.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Scarborough 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027851) | 1,435 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Scarborough 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027862) | 1,540 | 227.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.2% |
| [Scarborough 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027824) | 1,528 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.5% |
| [Scarborough 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027825) | 2,155 | 160.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Scarborough 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027826) | 1,396 | 65.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Scarborough 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027861) | 1,361 | 136.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.3% |
| [Scarborough 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027863) | 1,366 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| [Scarborough 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027873) | 1,393 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.9% |
| [Scarborough 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027858) | 1,339 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Scarborough 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027860) | 1,601 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [Scarborough 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027859) | 1,752 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.8% |

## Your MP

- [Scarborough and Whitby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby): Alison Hume (Labour), MP since July 2024. 94% of the people here.
- [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.5% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in YO12

[Barrowcliff & Northstead](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/barrowcliff-and-northstead), [Falsgrave](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/falsgrave), [Newby & Scalby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/newby-and-scalby), [Scarborough Central](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/scarborough-central)

## Postcode sectors in YO12

[YO12 4 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-4), [YO12 5 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-5), [YO12 6 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-6), [YO12 7 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12-7)

## Council

[North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Towns in YO12

[Scarborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/scarborough)

## Postcode districts next to YO12

[YO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo11), [YO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo13), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17), [YO25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo25)

## More in the YO postcode area

[All YO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## YO12 in brief

YO12 is a postcode district covering Scarborough, Northstead and Falsgrave, in North Yorkshire.
About 39,916 people lived in YO12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £179,995 in 2025 across 639 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 104.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in YO12 was £179,995 in 2025.
YO12 had 39,473 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in YO12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In YO12, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: YO12
- Postcode area: [YO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo)
- Constituency: [Scarborough and Whitby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/scarborough-and-whitby)
- Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Area: 59.52 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,916*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 137

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[YO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo11), [YO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo13), [YO25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo25), [YO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo17)

## Latest updates for YO12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/YO12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo12