Whitby West
North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,949 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,680 of 6,856 in England
- #398 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #69 of 77 in North Yorkshire
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 16% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 16% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Administrative | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Whitby West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,680 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #69 of 77 in North Yorkshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (78) but weak on Education (17). Typical homes here, about £247,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 100 sales), 8% below the wider North Yorkshire median of £270,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,524 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £247,750 | 100 | +3.2% | +27.1% |
| Detached | £412,500 | 16 | +5.8% | +42.2% |
| Semi-detached | £252,000 | 39 | -1.2% | +25.1% |
| Terraced | £245,000 | 25 | +3.8% | +25.6% |
| Flat | £173,500 | 20 | -0.9% | -6.0% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,972 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,095 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 321 |
| Theft | 74 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 59 |
| Public order & weapons | 58 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 211 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in North Yorkshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Outwood GateBury32£240,000
- Cross Gates West & KillingbeckLeeds32£238,000
- Gorse HillSwindon32£237,500
- CharlemontSandwell32£259,000
- Workington North & SeatonCumberland32£160,000
- ConsettCounty Durham32£122,750