Smithy Close Thoralby, North Yorkshire
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (DL8), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 31902242.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £216,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 1, D: 4, E: 7, F: 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 E; Band D in North Yorkshire costs £2,544 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 61% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Garsdale, about 21.9 km (14 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 159 to 170 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £216,500 | £216,500 | £216,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £287,500 | £287,500 | £287,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £181,500 | £181,500 | £181,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £63,500 | £63,500 | £63,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | 5 DL8 3TA | Semi-detached | £216,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 6 DL8 3TA | Semi-detached | £287,500 | |
| 2 Sep 2005 | 6 DL8 3TA | Semi-detached | £181,500 | |
| 13 Mar 1998 | 6 DL8 3TA | Semi-detached | £63,500 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (4). Built: before 1900 (9); 1967-1975 (4); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (social) (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 E (27% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 65 METRES TO EAST-NORTH-EAST OF CHAPEL GARTH, grade II
- GROVE HOUSE, grade II
- HIGH GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HIGH GREEN HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ON VILLAGE GREEN, grade II
- OLD CHAPEL, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 October 2026: QUICKLINE COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
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 9 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL8 3SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| DL8 3TA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL8 3SU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 159 m and 170 m above sea level (165 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL8 3SU | 87% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| DL8 3SZ | 100% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
| DL8 3TA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Garsdale 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Green Thoralby | 70 m |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - Aysgarth Falls | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 45.2 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.7 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 22.2 km (14 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 730 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Machell Hill | Hill | 290 m east |
| Heaning Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cocoa Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Croft Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| High Force | Waterfall | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Cote Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 26 |
22 of the street's 26 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
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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 5 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
- DL8 3SZ: 16 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- DL8 3TA: 6 addresses
- DL8 3SU: 4 addresses of 72 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DL8 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.