Laurel Close Embsay, North Yorkshire
7 addresses across 1 postcode (BD23), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 9604651.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £560,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Skipton, about 3.5 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.0 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 164 to 168 m above sea level.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dyneley House Surgery, about 2.8 km away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £560,000 | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2019 | 1 BD23 6RS | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2013 | 1 BD23 6RS | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2000 | 3 BD23 6RS | Detached | £249,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 153 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (28% of about 970 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 164 m and 168 m above sea level (167 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD23 6RS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Laurel Croft Embsay | 140 m |
| Car parks | Bailey Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dyneley House Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Pool Pharmacy | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Muirhead Dental Practice | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bottom | Valley | 440 m north-east |
| Milking Hill Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Castle Woods | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Embsay Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Stonycliff Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km north-west |
| Eastby Crag | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embsay Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Paper Shop BD23 6QX | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Embsay With Eastby Pre-School Playgroup BD23 6RE | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Elm Tree Inn BD23 6RB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Big Mouth Gyoza Events Limited BD23 6QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Clean Eats Kitchen BD23 6QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Cavendish Arms BD23 6QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elm Tree Square (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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 | 6% | 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 9 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 6RS: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Boundary Terrace · Laurel Croft · Shires Croft · Hawks Wood View · Elm Tree Square · Hawks Drive · Lister Court · Haw Park · Fell View · Priory View · Main Street · Lister Crescent
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.