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Living in Robin Hood's Bay: Liveability Score 28/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Robin Hood's Bay is 28/100, built from 7 categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is environment: 83/100 against a national town median of 64/100. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 10/100 against a town median of 60/100.

That places it last of the 5 scored places in the YO22 postcode district. Against the wider YO22 district average of 37/100, that is 9 points below. That is 22 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. For the surrounding area, see YO22 postcode district.

28
OUT OF 100
Poor
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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
83
Air Quality NO₂ 3.171 · PM2.5 4.534 · PM10 7.909 µg/m³
82
Green Space 85
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Some 1
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
11
1 school in area
1Good
  • Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good
Healthcare
3
A&E departmentsScarborough Hospital10.9 mi
Guisborough Priory Hospital MIU21.8 mi
The James Cook University Hospital28.2 mi
Hospital waitsYork And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0.1 mi
Routine referral (median)15 wks
Treated within 18 weeks56.6%
A&E seen within 4 hrs71%
Nearest GP surgeryWhitby Group Practice5 mi
GP capacity1,210 patients per GP
1dentist0pharmacies

Score reflects proximity to CQC-rated GP surgeries and hospitals, not facility count. Dentists and pharmacies are shown for context but don't affect the score.

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)80.2%
available across North Yorkshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
4.2%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
4.2%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
99.8%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 41 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
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No official data available for this category.

Bills
34
Council tax North Yorkshire · 2026-27
A £1,696
B £1,979
C £2,261
D £2,544
E £3,109
F £3,675
G £4,240
H £5,088
Energy Yorkshire region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band E
Water Yorkshire Water
Average bill regional £437/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
8
Ruswarp 4.4 mi
Whitby 4.7 mi
Sleights 5.4 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
13
Pubs & Bars Adequate 4
Restaurants & Cafes Adequate 6
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 4
Takeaways Some 2
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Robin Hood's Bay in the last 12 months, which isn't enough for a reliable median. Smaller villages often fall below this in any given year. Figures come from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and are updated monthly, so this may fill in later.

Nearby places

Fylingthorpe 34 0.5 mi away ⇄
Sneatonthorpe 0 3.5 mi away ⇄
Whitby 44 4.7 mi away ⇄
Sleights 43 5.3 mi away ⇄
Cloughton 43 7.7 mi away ⇄
Goathland 36 7.8 mi away ⇄
Burniston 43 8.4 mi away ⇄
Scalby 49 9.9 mi away ⇄
Hinderwell 41 12 mi away ⇄
Scarborough 48 13 mi away ⇄
East Ayton and West Ayton 48 13 mi away ⇄
Hutton Buscel 45 13 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Robin Hood's Bay a nice place to live?

Robin Hood's Bay scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Robin Hood's Bay is 28/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Robin Hood's Bay?

Among the top-rated schools in Robin Hood's Bay is Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Robin Hood's Bay in total.

Robin Hood's Bay in context

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Postcode districts in Robin Hood's Bay

YO22 37 ⇄

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