Dishforth Road North Yorkshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (HG4,YO7), about 870 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 16602737.
- Flood: 7 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 C; Band D in North Yorkshire costs £2,544 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 8% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thirsk, about 10.2 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Topcliffe Surgery, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 36% 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (17% of about 1,550 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2027: NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
- 28 September 2026 to 30 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO7 3DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HG4 5DF | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 3 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 40 m and 57 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG4 5DF | 8% | 8% | 8% | 23% |
| YO7 3DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Topcliffe Surgery | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1.1 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 520 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Dishforth Recreation Ground 2.1 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn, a scheduled monument, 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Round barrow 350m south of Low Barn | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 9 km (5.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oxenblast Hill | Hill | 50 m north-west |
| Wayne Plantation | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Harland's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Pasture Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Young Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 13 |
8 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Berry Fruit Farm YO7 3DB | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2020 |
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 7 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
All the streets in HG4, YO7 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.