Leeming Lane Kirby Hill, North Yorkshire
53 addresses across 10 postcodes (YO51,YO7), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 16607549.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 8, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 B; 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 Knaresborough, about 12.1 km (7.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 32 of its 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Church Lane Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (10); 1983-1990 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
- 1 Hill Top Cottages, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- 1 The Mount, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- 2 Hill Top Cottages, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- 3 Hill Top Cottages, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- 3, The Terrace, Kirby Hill
- Blue Bell Lodge, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- Grange Farm, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
- Pebblethwaite, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge
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 B (21% of about 1,960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- MILESTONE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF BLUE BELL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- POND HOUSE, grade II
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, 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO51 9DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| YO51 9YA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9YB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO51 9NL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO7 3DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 53 addresses are between 26 m and 42 m above sea level (36 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO51 9DH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO51 9DN | 100% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| YO51 9DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO51 9DS | 100% | 68% | 68% | 0% |
| YO51 9JP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO51 9NL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO51 9PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO51 9YA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO51 9YB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO7 3DD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Starbeck 267,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blue Bell Kirby Hill | 230 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 32 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church Lane Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boroughbridge Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Boroughbridge Dental Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,610 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 720 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,130 m² | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 270 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 540 m (0.3 miles) east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Battle of Boroughbridge 1322 | Registered battlefield | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Site of Roman fort and settlement 400m north of Brickyard Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fairy Hill | Hill | 390 m north-east |
| Milby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Nab End | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Moss Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Island | Island | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Myton Pasture Clough | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 53 |
32 of the street's 53 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 320 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Grange (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 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.
Postcodes on this street
- YO51 9DN: 16 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- YO51 9DS: 8 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- YO51 9JP: 8 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- YO51 9DH: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- YO51 9DQ: 6 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- YO51 9PL: 2 addresses of 47 in the postcode
- YO51 9YA: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- YO51 9YB: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- YO51 9NL: 1 address
- YO7 3DD: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Manor Drive · The Grange · Kirby Hill · Church View · Kirby Hill · Glebe Close · All Saints Close · Church Close
All the streets in YO51, YO7 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.