Hellifield Road Airton, North Yorkshire
30 addresses across 5 postcodes (BD23), about 270 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 9601184.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2006 the median was £650,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 E; 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 Hellifield, about 5.4 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 168 to 183 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Townhead Surgery, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 50% 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 violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | ROBCROSS BARN BD23 4EJ | Detached | £278,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Apr 2021 | ROBCROSS BARN BD23 4EJ | Detached | £145,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2006 | ORCHARD HOUSE BD23 4AJ | Detached | £650,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 163 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1967-1975 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 E (21% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Airton Quaker Meeting House, attached archway and stone bench, grade II*
- EASTERN BARN AT TOWN END, grade II
- ELLIS COTTAGE ELLIS HOUSE, grade II
- GARRIS CROFT TATHAM COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Airton Green, Airton, grade II
- ROSE MOUNT, grade II
- The Green, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- The Nook, The Barn, and burial ground walls at Airton Quaker Meeting House, grade II
- VIPOINT HOUSE AND AIRTON COTTAGE, grade II
- WESTEN BARN AT TOWN END, grade II
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 4AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BD23 4AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| BD23 4AH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| BD23 4AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BD23 4EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 168 m and 183 m above sea level (178 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD23 4AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 4AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 4AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 4EJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hellifield 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Long Preston 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Manor House Airton | 50 m |
| EV charging points | The Courtyard GeniePoint | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.9 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Townhead Surgery | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Gargrave Pharmacy | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,750 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Airton Quaker Meeting House, attached archway and stone bench, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Airton Quaker Meeting House, attached archway and stone bench | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Lime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Round barrow 550m south west of Park Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger Hill | Hill | 380 m south-west |
| Kiln Hill | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Blackber Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Calton Spouts | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Newfield Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Granny Gill | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 30 |
11 of the street's 30 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Watery Lane (2); On or near Riverside Walk (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- BD23 4AL: 10 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- BD23 4AE: 8 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- BD23 4AH: 7 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- BD23 4AJ: 3 addresses
- BD23 4EJ: 2 addresses
Nearby streets
Back Lane · Riverside Walk · Back Lane · Settle Road · Scosthrop Lane · Watery Lane · Calton Lane
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.
- 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.