St Benedicts Close Ampleforth, North Yorkshire
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO62), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33363800.
21 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 2, D: 10, E: 7). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in North Yorkshire costs £2,544 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Thirsk, about 17.6 km away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 84 to 87 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Ampleforth Surgery, about 350 m away. About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 17 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
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (18); Bungalow, end-terrace (2); Bungalow, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (17); 2007-2011 (3); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (21).
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 B (21% of about 780 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO62 4DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| YO62 4DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 84 m and 87 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO62 4DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO62 4DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.6 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest St Hildas Primary School Ampleforth | 80 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 8.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 40.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ampleforth Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | Helmsley Pharmacy | 6.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Helmsley Smiles Limited | 6.4 km |
| Hospital | St Monicas Hospital | 10.3 km |
| Police station | Easingwold Police Station | 10.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,380 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dropping Gill round cairns, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dropping Gill round cairns | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Studford Ring | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Double dykes on Painter Rigg | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Gilling Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Day Care Nursery YO62 4DR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Hearts of Ampleforth YO62 4DU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St. Benedicts Close (13); On or near Valley View (3); On or near Millway (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nearby streets
Valley View · Field View Close · Fairfax Close · Mill Lane · Birdforth Way · Millway · St Hilda's Walk · Old Station Road · Station Road · Eld Close · Thorpe Lane
All the streets in YO62 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.