Neighbourhood · North Yorkshire
Barrowcliff & Northstead: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Barrowcliff & Northstead neighbourhood of North Yorkshire, England (ONS area Scarborough 007). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes YO12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near YO12 6LS.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Barrowcliff & Northstead is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against North Yorkshire (4 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £203,500 and flats for £140,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Scarborough, is about an 18-minute walk 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
£203,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£140,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.20; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 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 1 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£38,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Barrowcliff & Northstead sits in North Yorkshire
- Typical house price: 10th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire
- Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th 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 Barrowcliff & Northstead
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
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Yorkshire, 1 the other way and 14 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
- Resale prices
- Recent price momentum
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Scarborough Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Victoria (about 136 min) and York (about 51 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 Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Scalby Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 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 Barrowcliff & Northstead
What is the typical house price in Barrowcliff & Northstead?
£203,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.
How does Barrowcliff & Northstead compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?
Typical house price: 10th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire. Typical flat price: joint 14th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th lowest of 77 neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire.
Is Barrowcliff & Northstead an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Barrowcliff & Northstead gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.20; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Barrowcliff & Northstead?
Scarborough. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Victoria (about 136 min) and York (about 51 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Barrowcliff & Northstead?
Nearest state primary school. Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School. 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Scalby Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 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.