Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:27 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:20 am – 3:39 pm
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People7,407 residentsin the Scarborough Town & North Bay census areaMedian age 45.13,855 households41% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright16% social rented, 42% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,208 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, hospitality 16%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 46% go by car, 6% take public transport, 28% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C732 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November15 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSouth Sandsbeach · under a mileNorth Sandsbeach · under a milePeasholm Lakelake · under a mileSouth Baybay · under a milePeasholm Islandisland · under a mileNorth Baybay · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClarence Gardenspark · under a mile · 17 haRoyal Albert Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haSt Nicholas Gardenspark · under a mileNorth Cliff Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 42 haSunsetsports ground · under a mileGallows Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202043 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202339 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,140 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNy Horizons Scarb12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAberdeen Walk Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMedimatch Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools9 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryFriarage Community Academyages 3-11, 249 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGladstone Road Primary Schoolages 4-11, 680 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryScarborough University Technical Collegeages 13-19, 275 pupilsunder a mileCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME44 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA59 miRailway stationScarboroughunder a mileBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO11 postcode district.
