Buying a home in YO12, Scarborough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£190kmost £152k–£246k

Houses per m²£2,185flats £1,943

Sold last year3872,699 in five years

Prices in North Yorkshire+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO12 sold for £189,625 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £152,485 and £246,219, for about 91 m² of space. That is 7% less than the same home across Scarborough (£204,000).

387 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £76k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in YO12 7 (£1,632) and the most in YO12 6 (£2,501).

Across North Yorkshire, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 12.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £865 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in YO12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£125,508	£117k–£175k	49 m²	7
2	£150,529	£129k–£188k	68 m²	623
3	£189,625	£152k–£246k	91 m²	1,158
4	£244,776	£183k–£325k	116 m²	333
5+	£314,333	£240k–£401k	159 m²	280

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£126k	£151k	£190k	£245k	£314k
Detached	—	£243k	£301k	£348k	£401k
Semi-detached	—	£188k	£220k	£255k	£303k
Terraced	—	£133k	£152k	£168k	£215k
Flats	£76k	£127k	£147k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across YO12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
YO12 4	£2,380	£1,816
YO12 5	£2,378	£1,739
YO12 6	£2,501	£2,192
YO12 7	£1,632	£1,926

Schools near YO12

Best state primary within 2 kmThomas Hinderwell Primary Academy77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%6 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmScalby Academy65.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

YO11 Scarborough · 2 km3-bed house £194k YO13 Scarborough · 5 km3-bed house £289k YO14 Filey · 12 km3-bed house £249k YO18 Pickering · 22 km3-bed house £287k YO22 Whitby · 24 km3-bed house £282k YO16 Bridlington · 24 km3-bed house £186k YO15 Bridlington · 26 km3-bed house £223k YO17 Malton · 26 km3-bed house £251k

Questions about YO12

Is YO12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% less than across Scarborough; prices in North Yorkshire are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.5% against 43.8%); 387 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in YO12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in YO12 sold for £189,625 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £152,485 and £246,219.

Is YO12 expensive for Scarborough?

A 3-bedroom house in YO12 costs 7% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Scarborough (£204,000).

How many homes sell in YO12 each year?

387 homes sold in the last year and 2,699 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near YO12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.