Parson's Close Whitby, North Yorkshire
16 addresses across 1 postcode (YO21), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33700550.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 9, E: 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 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 Whitby, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whitby Group Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 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
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 127 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (5). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 (46% of about 1,030 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Stakesby Road, Whitby (part of), permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land between West Thorpe and the Nurseries, Whitby, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to East of the Nurseries, Whitby, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Argyle Garage, Argyle Road, Whitby, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
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, 0 addresses are 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 49 m and 56 m above sea level (52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO21 3LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitby 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Ruswarp 4,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Sleights 6,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stonecross Road High Stakesby | 100 m |
| Car parks | Cliff Street Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Cliff Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 51.3 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 91.2 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitby Group Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Havelock Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitby Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Whitby police station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,860 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 13 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | Stakesby Vale Allotments 6,820 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road, a scheduled monument, 260 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road | Scheduled monument | 260 m south-east |
| Ewe Cote Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Garden Walls to Ewe Cote Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Low Stakesby Mansion | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Whitby Abbey House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross. | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | Hill | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Whitby Sands | Beach | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Raithwaite Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Scotch Head | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stakesby Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Cliff Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitby School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Airy Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tying The Knot Wedding And Event Decoration YO21 3NU | Retailers - other | 380 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Mayfield YO21 1HL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Haven Crest YO21 3JW | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (4); On or near Highfield Road (2); On or near Lockton Road (1); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (1); On or near Stonecross Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- YO21 3LP: 16 addresses of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Field Close · Farm Close · Stonecross Road · Derwent Road · White Leys Road · Highfield Road · Love Lane · Lockton Road · Fyling Road · Westbourne Road · Westbourne Close · Lilla Close
All the streets in YO21 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.