Ash Bank Road Ripon, North Yorkshire
60 addresses across 4 postcodes (HG4), about 460 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 16603459.
- Sales: 91 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £345,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 42 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 32, E: 6, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in North Yorkshire costs £2,544 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Knaresborough, about 15 km (9.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 44 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 60 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ripon Spa Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £349,975 | £280,000 | £365,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £301,500 | £245,000 | £350,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £310,000 | £290,000 | £355,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £237,500 | £205,000 | £272,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £235,000 | £187,500 | £265,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | £224,500 | £202,500 | £235,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £183,000 | £165,000 | £187,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £173,750 | £155,000 | £192,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | 34 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 2 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £349,950 | |
| 1 Sep 2025 | 19 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 12 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 11 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 27 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £288,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2024 | 13 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2024 | 20 HG4 2EL | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2024 | 25 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 14 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2022 | 46 HG4 2QP | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 24 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 19 May 2022 | 34 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2021 | 7 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £261,000 | |
| 28 May 2021 | 43 HG4 2EL | Detached | £214,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2021 | 21 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2021 | 6 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £272,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2020 | 1 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 24 Apr 2020 | 54 HG4 2QP | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 2 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2020 | 52 HG4 2QP | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2019 | 32 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2018 | 18 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 4 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2016 | 11 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £221,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2016 | 6 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 39 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £202,500 | |
| 9 Jun 2016 | 2 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £224,500 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 13 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 11 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £183,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 19 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 39 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2014 | 29 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £192,500 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 15 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2013 | 3 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £178,950 | |
| 17 May 2013 | 16 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 13 May 2013 | 44 HG4 2EL | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2013 | 52 HG4 2QP | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2013 | 5 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £183,950 | |
| 26 Sep 2012 | 30 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2012 | 39 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2011 | 10 HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £201,000 | |
| 17 May 2011 | 7 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £174,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 38 HG4 2EL | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2010 | 40 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £232,500 | |
| 21 Aug 2009 | 3 HG4 2EQ | Detached | £160,500 | |
| 30 Jul 2009 | 22 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £171,500 | |
| 17 Jul 2009 | 26 HG4 2EL | Semi-detached | £172,500 | |
| 11 Jul 2008 | 43 HG4 2EL | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2008 | 1A HG4 2EQ | Semi-detached | £194,000 |
Energy performance certificates
42 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (16); Bungalow, detached (13); House, semi-detached (7). Built: 1967-1975 (22); 1950-1966 (17); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (26); rented (private) (6); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 4, Ash Bank Road
- 5, Ash Bank Road
- 10, Ash Bank Road
- 13, Ash Bank Road
- 14, Ash Bank Road
- 18, Ash Bank Road
- 22, Ash Bank Road
- 29, Ash Bank Road
- 30, Ash Bank Road
- 32, Ash Bank Road
- 38, Ash Bank Road
- 39, Ash Bank Road
- 40, Ash Bank Road
- 43, Ash Bank Road
- 44, Ash Bank Road
- 46, Ash Bank Road
- 51, Ash Bank Road
- 52, Ash Bank Road
Council tax
What each band costs in North Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,544 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,696 | £1,979 | £2,262 | £2,544 | £3,110 | £3,675 | £4,241 | £5,089 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 14-16 Lark Lane, Ripon: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Ash Grove Industrial Estate, Ash Grove, Ripon: up to 36 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Laver Banks, Clotherholme Road, Ripon: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Deverell Barracks, Ripon: up to 196 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
- 28 May 2026 to 2 September 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HG4 2EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HG4 2EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 9 | unlikely |
| HG4 2QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| HG4 2DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 60 addresses are between 44 m and 48 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG4 2DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HG4 2EL | 100% | 96% | 100% | 0% |
| HG4 2EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HG4 2QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ash Bank Avenue Ripon | 140 m |
| Car parks | Victoria Grove Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripon Spa Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ripon Dental Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-operative | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,490 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,490 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishopton Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopton Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Ripon Minster Close | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| St Anne's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Ailey Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Studley Royal | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Wood | Wood | 380 m west |
| Hospital Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Coltsgate Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Limekiln Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| The Dale | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 60 |
2 of the street's 60 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Ripon | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ripon Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Moorside Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greystone | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ash Bank Avenue (13); On or near Ash Bank Road (2); On or near Bishopton Lane (2); On or near Ash Bank Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- HG4 2EL: 25 addresses
- HG4 2EQ: 25 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- HG4 2QP: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- HG4 2DL: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bishopton Lane · Ash Bank Avenue · Laver Way · Bishopton Place · Ash Bank Close · Filey Avenue · Bishopton · Doublegates Avenue · Cornbell Gate · Filey Avenue · Doublegates Walk · Bellman Walk
All the streets in HG4 and across North Yorkshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.