Chestnut Row Skelton, York
4 addresses across 1 postcode (YO30), about 60 m long. USRN 45802194.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £180,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in York costs £2,287 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Poppleton, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Haxby Group Practice, about 4.1 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £172,000 | £172,000 | £172,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £64,950 | £64,950 | £64,950 |
| 1996 | 1 | £43,500 | £43,500 | £43,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2020 | 1 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2010 | 2 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £172,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2005 | 2 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2004 | 3 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 2 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £64,950 | |
| 17 May 1996 | 2 YO30 1XR | Terraced | £43,500 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (33% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Skelton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO30 1XR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blacksmith's Arms Skelton | 130 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.6 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haxby Group Practice | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Fresh Dental Smile Clinic | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Nether Poppleton - Great North Way PFS, Nether Popperton Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,240 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,370 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Millfield Gardens Allotments 7,500 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north |
| Skelton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north |
| Nether Poppleton medieval moated site, fishponds and earthworks around and associated with St Everilda's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poppleton Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Skelton Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Poplar Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Nova Scotia Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Carr Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 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 York: see them on the York page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Grange Farmhouse YO30 1YQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2019 |
| Hutchisons Catering at Skelton Primary School YO30 1YB | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Skelton Post Office YO30 1YP | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 12 Apr 2018 |
| York FootGolf YO30 1XW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2025 |
| The Van York YO30 1XW | Mobile caterer | 380 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Lane (1); On or near The Vale (1); On or near The Wheelhouse (1); On or near Pasture Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- YO30 1XR: 4 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Meadows · St Giles Road · Orchard View · The Green · The Dell · The Village · The Wheelhouse · The Vale · Church Lane · School Close · Pasture Close · Arthur Place
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.