Escrick Road Wheldrake, York
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO19), about 700 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 82642543.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £555,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 E; Band D in York costs £2,287 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is York, about 10.7 km (6.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Elvington Medical Practice, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £555,000 | £555,000 | £555,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £575,000 | £450,000 | £700,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £189,000 | £189,000 | £189,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2019 | WOODRIDGE YO19 6BQ | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2018 | GILBERTSON HOUSE YO19 6BQ | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2018 | GILBERTSON COTTAGE YO19 6BQ | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2007 | GILBERTSON COTTAGE YO19 6BQ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | WOODRIDGE YO19 6BQ | Detached | £189,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 E (28% of about 530 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: yes, York.
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 2 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 4 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO19 6BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO19 6BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 8 m and 15 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO19 6BH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO19 6BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Selby 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Lane Wheldrake | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 45 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elvington Medical Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Citywide Health-Fulford Pharmacy | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Pure Dental York | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitecross Court Community Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | York Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | York Road Garage Cashzone | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,460 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Belt | Wood | 270 m south |
| Westerly Lake | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Bank Island | Island | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Ing Marsh | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 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 York: see them on the York page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheldrake with Thorganby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Peanuts Day Nursery YO19 6NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.
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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.