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Ayton & Snainton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ayton & Snainton neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Scarborough 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes YO11, YO12, YO13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO13 9GZ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Ayton & Snainton is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against North Yorkshire (3 of 17 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £250,950 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest railway station, Seamer, is 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£250,950

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.24; 1 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Where Ayton & Snainton sits in North Yorkshire

  • Typical house price: 24th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
  • Average household income: 22nd lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ayton & Snainton

House prices: Ayton & Snainton against North Yorkshire: This neighbourhood £59k (1995) to £270k (2026); North Yorkshire £56k (1995) to £278k (2026).£85k£251k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£270kNorth Yorkshire£278k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Yorkshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Seamer Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to Scarborough (about 7 min); TransPennine Express to Manchester Victoria (about 131 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school East Ayton Community Primary School 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ayton & Snainton

What is the typical house price in Ayton & Snainton?

£250,950. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.

How does Ayton & Snainton compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?

Typical house price: 24th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Average household income: 22nd lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.

Is Ayton & Snainton an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ayton & Snainton gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.24; 1 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ayton & Snainton?

Seamer. Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to Scarborough (about 7 min); TransPennine Express to Manchester Victoria (about 131 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ayton & Snainton?

Nearest state primary school. East Ayton Community Primary School. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.