Avocet Crescent, Scarborough

MyStreetCheck free street report: Avocet Crescent, Scarborough · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/scarborough-north-yorkshire/avocet-crescent-scarborough/

House prices, sold prices and local information for YO12 4UD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£211,864

11 sales

Price range

£120k – £295k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Oct 2022

YO12 4UD

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At a glance

House prices£212k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkSeamer station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 11 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

11 property sales on Avocet Crescent, Scarborough have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Oct 2022. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £170,583. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% semi-detached, 45% detached. Recorded sale prices on Avocet Crescent range from £120,000 to £295,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Avocet Crescent compared

YO12 postcode area£206,642

Scarborough£217,855

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Avocet Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all YO12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 11 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	6	£170,583	31 Oct 2022
Detached	5	£261,400	28 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Avocet Crescent

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	31 Oct 2022	£244,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	26 Jul 2021	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	28 Jun 2021	£295,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	22 Dec 2020	£152,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	20 Jul 2020	£245,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	19 Jul 2019	£166,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	28 Feb 2019	£166,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	15 Aug 2017	£271,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	7 Nov 2016	£276,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	31 Oct 2016	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Avocet Crescent YO12 4UD	29 Apr 2016	£220,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
11, Avocet Crescent	£220,000 (Apr 2016) → £295,000 (Jun 2021)	+34% over 5 yrs
8, Avocet Crescent	£120,000 (Oct 2016) → £152,000 (Dec 2020)	+27% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Avocet Crescent

Crime

77 crimes were reported within about a mile of Avocet Crescent in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	33
Anti-social behaviour	25
Other theft	5
Criminal damage & arson	4
Drugs	4
Shoplifting	3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Avocet Crescent is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey Flood alert area
Upper River Derwent Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Avocet Crescent

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Seamer and Irton Community Primary School 401 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy 316 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
Cambian Scarborough School 15 pupils	Other independent special school	8–18	Report	0.8 mi
George Pindar School 730 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School 391 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.3 mi
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 110 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Good Report	1.4 mi
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy 180 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	1.9 mi
Springhead School 109 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	2.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Seamer station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Scarborough station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Hunmanby station 6.2 mi · 2 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Eastfield Industrial Estate (SE-bound, Dunslow Road) 4 min walk
Byward Drive (opp, B1261) 4 min walk
Byward Drive (adj, B1261) 4 min walk
Station View (E-bound, B1261) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Eastfield Medical Centre
14 High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough · 0.9 mi
Haxby Group Scarborough
Lawrence House Med Ctr, 1A Belgrave Crescent, Scarborough · 2.7 mi
Castle Health Centre
3-4 York Place, Scarborough · 3.0 mi
Brook Square Surgery
Trafalgar House, 41-44 Trafalgar Street West, Scarborough · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Eastfield · 0.2 mi
Budgens Budgens Of Ashmead Square · 1.3 mi
Budgens Budgens Edgehill Road · 1.8 mi
Lidl Lidl Falsgrave Scarborough · 1.9 mi

Pharmacies

Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Eastfield Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Eden Health And Fitness Club · 0.3 mi
East Ayton Dental Practice Ltd · 2.4 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	86.2%	62.5%
Private rented	12.4%	20.3%
Social rented	1.4%	17.1%
Households	766

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	26.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,751

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	75%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	96%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	81%	92%

Share of homes across North Yorkshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Avocet Crescent

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Who lives around Avocet Crescent

Ethnic group

	Here	North Yorkshire
White	98.7%	96.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.6%	1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.5%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	North Yorkshire
Christian	60.2%	55.6%
No religion	34.5%	36.9%
Not answered	4.8%	5.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%
Muslim	0.2%	0.5%
Hindu	0.1%	0.3%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	North Yorkshire
Born in the UK	96.8%	93.4%
Born outside the UK	3.2%	6.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	North Yorkshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	28.5%	34.7%
Level 3 qualifications	21.3%	17%
Level 2 qualifications	14.6%	14%
No qualifications	13.9%	16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.1%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	9.3%	6.6%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.4%

General health

	Here	North Yorkshire
Very good health	47.6%	47.6%
Good health	36.1%	34.7%
Fair health	12.7%	13%
Bad health	2.9%	3.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	North Yorkshire
1 car or van in household	41.5%	42%
2 cars or vans in household	37.3%	31%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.1%	11.3%
No cars or vans in household	9%	15.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of North Yorkshire.

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