Echo Hill Sleights, North Yorkshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO22), about 40 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 33703767.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £625,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1, F: 2).
- 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 D; Band D in North Yorkshire costs £2,544 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sleights, about 310 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £367,500 | £340,000 | £395,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £121,000 | £121,000 | £121,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £82,500 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £81,000 | £81,000 | £81,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2023 | 6 YO22 5AE | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2020 | 2 YO22 5AE | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 5 YO22 5AE | Detached | £515,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 6 YO22 5AE | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2017 | 6 YO22 5AE | Detached | £255,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Oct 2013 | LITTLE ACRES YO22 5AE | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2013 | BROOKSIDE YO22 5AE | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 8 May 2009 | 2 YO22 5AE | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 21 May 2008 | 5 YO22 5AE | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2002 | 5 YO22 5AE | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 6 YO22 5AE | Detached | £121,000 | |
| 15 Jul 1998 | 3 YO22 5AE | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 26 Aug 1997 | 3 YO22 5AE | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 20 Nov 1995 | 3 YO22 5AE | Semi-detached | £81,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (2); 1900-1929 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 D (28% of about 1,520 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO22 5AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO22 5AF | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 8 m and 26 m above sea level (18 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO22 5AE | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO22 5AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carr Hill Briggswath | 220 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 50.3 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 92.4 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sleights And Sandsend Medical Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Former Community Hall | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,600 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Hildas Preparatory School, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Hildas Preparatory School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Hill | Hill | 140 m south-east |
| Low Dale | Valley | 360 m south |
| Ruswarp Carrs | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Divinity Flat | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Upper Harbour | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Gardens YO21 1RR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| The Salmon Leap YO22 5AA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 350 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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
Nearby streets
Beck Holme · Lowdale Lane · Coach Road · Echo Hill · Linden Close · Carr Hill Lane · Briggswath · Whin Green · Bank Close · Blue Bank
All the streets in YO22 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.