Beat Lane Ryecroft Gate, Staffordshire Moorlands
45 addresses across 5 postcodes (SK11), about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 37700210.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £870,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 4, E: 1, F: 7, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 F; Band D in Staffordshire Moorlands costs £2,338 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 4% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Congleton, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cliffe Park, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 162 to 279 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Biddulph Valley Surgery, about 6.5 km (4.1 miles) away.
- People: About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £870,000 | £870,000 | £870,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £373,000 | £373,000 | £373,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £416,000 | £416,000 | £416,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £327,500 | £327,500 | £327,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £123,200 | £123,200 | £123,200 |
| 1995 | 1 | £144,500 | £144,500 | £144,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2024 | OLD CROWN FARM SK11 0QY | Other | £655,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 1, LANE END FARM SK11 0QY | Detached | £870,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2016 | NEW HOUSE SK11 0QY | Detached | £373,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2010 | BANDRIDGE COTTAGE SK11 0QY | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 20 May 2005 | UNIT 2, THE FOX SK11 0RU | Detached | £416,000 | |
| 30 May 2003 | OLD CROWN COTTAGE SK11 0QY | Detached | £327,500 | |
| 9 Mar 1999 | OLD CROWN COTTAGE SK11 0QY | Detached | £123,200 | |
| 18 Aug 1995 | THE LAURELS SK11 0RH | Detached | £144,500 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 149 m². Most common: House, detached (12); House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (9); 1976-1982 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
- 2 Lane End Farm, Beat Lane, Rushton James, Rushton Spencer
- Ash Lea, Beat Lane, Rushton Spencer
- Bandridge Cottage, Beat Lane, Rushton James, Rushton Spencer
- Blackwood Hill, Rushton Spencer
- Deepdale, Rushton Spencer
- Gablestones, Beat Lane, Rushton James, Rushton Spencer
- New House, Beat Lane, Rushton James, Rushton Spencer
Council tax
What each band costs in Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27: Band D £2,338 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,559 | £1,819 | £2,078 | £2,338 | £2,858 | £3,377 | £3,897 | £4,676 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (28% of about 800 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: yes, Staffordshire Moorlands.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 October 2026 to 16 October 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works)
- 19 October 2026 to 4 November 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 5 November 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 30 November 2026 to 11 December 2026: Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd), Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works, permit applied for)
- 2 December 2026 to 18 December 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK11 0RU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK11 0QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK11 0RH | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK11 0RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SK11 0RL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 162 m and 279 m above sea level (208 m on average); the ground rises about 117 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK11 0QY | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SK11 0RA | 29% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SK11 0RH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SK11 0RL | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SK11 0RU | 4% | 4% | 4% | 48% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Macclesfield 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beat Lane Ryecroft Gate | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Leek Town Centre | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Biddulph Valley Surgery | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Everest Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Horizons Dental Practice | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Congleton War Memorial Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Biddulph Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cliffe Park 25 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) north. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oulton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Windyhill Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Lee Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Wren Clough | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Fair Edge Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Red Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 45 |
14 of the street's 45 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 Staffordshire Moorlands: see them on the Staffordshire Moorlands page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushton CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (staffordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- SK11 0RU: 22 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- SK11 0QY: 17 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- SK11 0RH: 4 addresses
- SK11 0RA: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
- SK11 0RL: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SK11 and across Staffordshire Moorlands.
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.