Newby and Scalby

Newby and Scalby
Civil parish
St Laurence's Church, Scalby
Area	5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2)
Population	9,513 (2011 census) [1]
•  Density	1,854/sq mi (716/km2)
OS grid reference	TA008905
Civil parish	Newby and Scalby
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district	YO13
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°18′18″N0°26′13″W / 54.305°N 0.437°W / 54.305; -0.437

Newby and Scalby is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. formed by the smaller southern area of Newby and the larger, northern, area of Scalby. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Scarborough district. It has the status of a town council.

Geography

Main articles: Scalby, North Yorkshire and Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The shape of the parish is a rectangle perpendicular to the coast, omitting the south-east corner which is the sea life centre and park of Scarborough, with a north-west rectangular projection most of which is closer to Burniston than Scalby. The village forms one large cluster in the mid-south of this area traversed by several small roads and passing through is a section of the relatively minor A171. Newby is south of the Scalby Beck (or Sea Cut) and is physically undivided from the rest of Scarborough. The coast here is cliffs topped by the Cleveland Way including Scalby Ness.

Demography

According to the 2011 UK census, Newby and Scalby parish had a population of 9,513. At the time of the last census the rate of home ownership (with or without a loan) was greater than the average in the district and the proportion of social housing was significantly lower in terms of housing stock. ^[1] The population here had decreased by 2.4% from the 2001 UK census figure of 9,748. ^[2]

2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005 ^[3]

Output area	Homes owned outright	Owned with a loan	Socially rented	Privately rented	Shared ownership	Other	km2 green spaces	km2 roads	km2 water	km2 domestic gardens	km2 domestic buildings	km2 non-domestic buildings	Usual residents	km2
Newby and Scalby	2,182	1,277	306	321	45	64	10.45	0.50	0.48	1.67	0.38	0.06	9,513	13.29

Amenities

Scalby has the high street of the two settlements, commercial at street-level leading westward and upwards into the North York Moors National Park.

Scarborough RUFC, play and train immediately north of the built-up area. A separate ground in Scarborough itself is the ground of Scarborough Pirates ARLFC.

Scalby Cricket Club and Scalby Football Club share a ground on Carr Lane.

St Laurence's Church, Scalby was built in the 13th century and is a grade II* listed building, the middle category of listing. ^[4] St Joseph's Church, Newby is the local Catholic church. ^[5]

Newby and Scalby Primary School is the main amenity named after both villages or suburbs. Scalby School is local secondary school in the parish.

See also

• Listed buildings in Newby and Scalby

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newby and Scalby Parish (1170217355)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Newby and Scalby Parish (36UG035)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 March 2020.
3. "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 17 February 2015.
4. Historic England. "Church of St Laurence (1148211)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 November 2013.
5. "Scarborough (Newby) – St Joseph". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

External links

Media related to Newby and Scalby at Wikimedia Commons