Common Lane York
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO10), about 1.7 km (1 mile) long, classed as a local road. USRN 34200320.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 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 A; Band D in York costs £2,287 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 63% to 65% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is York, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Low Moor, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 12 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 Unity Health, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 202 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 A (23% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Heslington 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): Heslington Conservation Area, HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, York.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO10 5EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| YO10 5EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 10 m and 12 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO10 5EG | 100% | 65% | 65% | 0% |
| YO10 5EJ | 63% | 63% | 63% | 38% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Ulleskelf 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halifax College University of York | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wydale Road, YO10 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 41.7 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unity Health | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Bupa Dental Care Lawrence Street York | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitecross Court Community Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | York Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | York University Langwith College | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Low Moor 24 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Little Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Little Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Heslington Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| University of York Campus West designed landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Grounds associated with the Retreat | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Waite's Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Whin Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Holme Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Langwith Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Deramore's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Badger Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Fulford School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Osbaldwick Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; 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 (north-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
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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.