Scarborough

Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.

Scarborough supports 43,005 workplace jobs. Productivity (GVA per job) is ranked 270th of 391 local authorities.

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Workplace Jobs

43,005

Median Annual Earnings

N/A

England: £33,080

Median House Price

N/A

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

GVA per Job

£58,347

270th of 391

England: £63,763

Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026

Demographics & Population

Census 2021 population by age band.

The population is 108,736 with 58.3% of working age. The dependency ratio is 71.6% (above average, indicating a relatively older or younger population).

Population

108,736

Working-Age %

58.3%

Dependency Ratio

71.6%

Working-Age Pop.

63,349

Source: Census 2021, ONS·Last updated 2021

Earnings & Income

Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.

Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).

Median Annual

£0

England: £33,080

10th Percentile

N/A

90th Percentile

N/A

90/10 Ratio

N/A

Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026

Industry Structure

Location quotients and shift-share analysis for Scarborough's economy.

The most specialised sectors are Mining & quarrying (LQ 6.59) and Accommodation & food service (LQ 2.42). Construction shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Administrative & support services underperforms its national sectoral trend.

Largest Sector

Accommodation & food service

Most Specialised

Mining & quarrying

England: LQ 6.59

Fastest Growing

Construction

Specialised Sectors

England: LQ > 1.25

Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026

Housing & Property Market

Estimated house prices for Scarborough vs England, 2015-2025.

House price data is not available for this area.

Median Price

£0

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

12-Month Change

N/A

Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026

Benchmark to national figures

Comparing Scarborough to England and Great Britain averages.

Median earnings

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Median house price

N/A

Claimant rate

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GVA per job

£58,347

England: £61,178(5% below)

GB: £61,125(5% below)

Working-age population

58.3%

England: 62.1%(3.8pp lower)

GB: 61.9%(3.6pp lower)

Population change (5yr)

N/A

Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.