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Mould Removal in Scarborough

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1 verified specialist is based within 25 miles of Scarborough, and 23 more cover the area from further away. The nearest is Yorkshire Damp Solutions, based in Driffield — about 19 miles from Scarborough.

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Damp & Mould in Scarborough’s Housing Stock

Scarborough has a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian seafront guesthouses converted into flats and HMOs, typical of English seaside resort towns.

Direct coastal exposure combined with converted, often poorly ventilated seafront buildings makes Scarborough a recognised hotspot for both penetrating damp and condensation, similar to Blackpool and Great Yarmouth.

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Structural Damp & Waterproofing

Scarborough in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for North Yorkshire, the local authority area that covers Scarborough, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.

Homes in North Yorkshire

Households renting privately
18.6%
lower than England (20.5%)
Households in social housing
11.9%
lower than England (17.1%)
Terraced homes
20.7%
lower than England (23%)
Flats
11.8%
lower than England (21.4%)
No central heating
1.3%
about the same as England (1.5%)
Overcrowded households
1.2%
lower than England (4.4%)

Flood risk in North Yorkshire

Properties at medium or high flood risk: rivers and sea
3.9%
higher than England (1.9%)
Properties at medium or high flood risk: surface water
4.2%
lower than England (5.9%)

Rainfall near Scarborough, 1991–2020 average

Average rainfall a year
706 mm
Scarborough station, about a mile from Scarborough

Sources: ONS Census 2021; Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026; Met Office climate averages.

Mould and damp help near Scarborough

If you cannot find the right firm in Scarborough, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.

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Scarborough mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Scarborough?
1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Scarborough, and 23 more cover the area from further away.
Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Scarborough?
Yorkshire Damp Solutions, based in Driffield, is the nearest — about 19 miles in a straight line from the centre of Scarborough.View Yorkshire Damp Solutions's profile →
Which services do specialists covering Scarborough offer?
Of the 24 verified specialists listed for Scarborough, 23 offer mould removal, 16 offer independent damp surveys, 14 offer condensation control & ventilation, 9 offer damp proofing and 7 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.
What kind of damp problems are common in Scarborough?
Scarborough has a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian seafront guesthouses converted into flats and HMOs, typical of English seaside resort towns. Direct coastal exposure combined with converted, often poorly ventilated seafront buildings makes Scarborough a recognised hotspot for both penetrating damp and condensation, similar to Blackpool and Great Yarmouth.
How many homes in Scarborough are rented?
Scarborough is in North Yorkshire, where 18.6% of households (about 51,000 homes) rent privately and 11.9% rent from a council or housing association. Across England the figures are 20.5% and 17.1%. A private tenant who cannot get damp or mould dealt with can ask North Yorkshire's housing or environmental health team to inspect, as it can act on damp and mould as hazards.Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗
What kind of homes are there in Scarborough?
Across North Yorkshire, 20.7% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 11.8% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.3% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 1.2% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗
Is Scarborough at risk of flooding?
In North Yorkshire, 3.9% of properties are in areas at medium or high risk (a 1% or greater chance in any year) of flooding from rivers or the sea (England: 1.9%) and 4.2% are at medium or high risk of surface water flooding (England: 5.9%). These are Environment Agency figures for the whole local authority (November 2026), not street-level: the GOV.UK flood service shows the risk for a single address.Source: Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026 ↗
How much rain does Scarborough get?
The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Scarborough, is about a mile from Scarborough. It recorded an average of 706 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Scarborough's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗

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