Elsey Close Skipton, North Yorkshire
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (BD23), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9608125.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £437,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in North Yorkshire cost £270,080 in August 2026 (+1.7% on a year); private rents averaged £852 a month.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 5 times (20 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A6069, carries 4,647 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Skipton, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shortbank Road Recreation Ground, is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 149 to 157 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dyneley House Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £437,500 | £437,500 | £437,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £253,750 | £250,000 | £257,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £183,563 | £144,625 | £222,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £205,000 | £87,500 | £322,500 |
| 2015 | 6 | £277,475 | £249,950 | £309,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2015 | 1 BD23 2WD | Detached | £279,950 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 2 BD23 2WD | Semi-detached | £262,500 | New build. |
| 6 Dec 2018 | 3 BD23 2WD | Semi-detached | £322,500 | |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 3 BD23 2WD | Semi-detached | £249,950 | New build. |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 4 BD23 2WD | Detached | £309,950 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 5 BD23 2WD | Detached | £279,950 | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 6 BD23 2WD | Detached | £437,500 | |
| 13 Nov 2015 | 6 BD23 2WD | Detached | £275,000 | New build. |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 7 BD23 2WD | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Oct 2024 | 8 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £257,500 | |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 8 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £222,500 | |
| 9 Oct 2020 | 8 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £144,625 | |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 8 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £212,500 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 9 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £212,500 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 10 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 10 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £215,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Mar 2018 | 11 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £215,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Mar 2018 | 12 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £212,500 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 14 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Mar 2018 | 14 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £212,500 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jul 2018 | 15 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £87,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2018 | 15 BD23 2WD | Terraced | £250,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in North Yorkshire
A typical home in North Yorkshire cost £270,080 in August 2026, 1.7% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £431,122 |
| Semi-detached | £269,527 |
| Terraced | £219,836 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,783 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £218,075 |
Private renters in North Yorkshire paid £852 a month on average in September 2026, 2.3% more than a year before. That is 24% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £595 |
| Two bedrooms | £771 |
| Three bedrooms | £945 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,361 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (4); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 2016 (8); 2015 (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,970 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 3,685 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 64% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD23 2WD | 14 | 1,840 kWh | 7 | 7,671 kWh |
| BD23 2UH | 58 | 3,319 kWh | 39 | 11,434 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BD23.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (40% of about 990 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skibeden | Landfill Gas | 2 MW | Operational May 2009 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD23 2WD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BD23 2UH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 5 times, for 20 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of Skibeden Beck.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent Drive Cso Yorkshire Water | Trib of Skibeden Beck | 5 | 20 | 390 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 149 m and 157 m above sea level (153 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD23 2UH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 2WD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moorview Way Skipton | 350 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Springfields, BD23 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dyneley House Surgery Outstanding Sep 2016 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pool Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Muirhead Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Mill House Good Oct 2017 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shortbank Road Recreation Ground 8,730 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,000 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Middletown Allotments 4.9 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock with one cup in field south east of Great Wood Plantation, 450m north east of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rock with one cup in field south east of Great Wood Plantation, 450m north east of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Rock with one cup in east end of Great Wood Plantation, 375m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Rock with one cup at the base of a wall, 250m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Gill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Shale Plantation | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Jenny Gill | Valley | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Whinny Gill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Horse Close Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the street's 15 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brougham Street Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | |
| Otley Street Community Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 36% in 2023) |
| Greatwood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 85% in 2024 and 81% in 2023) |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 35% in 2024 and 45% in 2023) |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Ermysted's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 64.3 (67.3 in 2025 and 65.9 in 2024); 83.7% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 28.6% AAB or better; progress above average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Nursery BD23 2JP | Full day care | 64 | Mar 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Brougham Street Nursery School BD23 2ES | Full day care | 67 | Outstanding (Aug 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Tailored Tuition BD23 1JZ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Kip McGrath Education Centres - Skipton BD23 1JP | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Out & About BD23 1PE | Out-of-school day care | 52 | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 205 childminders and 32 home childcarers (nannies) in North Yorkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hepworth Way (7); On or near Spencer Close (5); On or near Elsey Close (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A6069 between Kingsway, Skipton and A65, with 4,647 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 360 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6069 | Kingsway, Skipton to A65 | 4,647 estimated; counted 2020 | 3% | +10% since 2015 | 360 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Spencer Close · Asquith Drive · Rowan Close · Moorview Way · Hepworth Way · Alders Road · Sunmoor Court · Hazel Grove · Holly Fold · Wensleydale Avenue
All the streets in BD23 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.