The Balk Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
106 addresses across 23 postcodes (YO42), about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 45911725.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £445,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6, C: 7, D: 7, E: 6, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are 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 East Riding of Yorkshire costs £2,466 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Howden, about 17.9 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 57 of its 106 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pocklington Group Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 3,120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £292,500 | £285,000 | £300,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £487,500 | £487,500 | £487,500 |
| 2019 | 4 | £311,750 | £235,000 | £650,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £324,000 | £324,000 | £324,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £345,000 | £330,000 | £480,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £378,750 | £355,000 | £402,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £473,000 | £473,000 | £473,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2025 | 3, WRENHAM VALE YO42 2WS | Semi-detached | £445,000 | New build. |
| 24 May 2024 | 2, WRENHAM VALE YO42 2WS | Semi-detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 1, WRENHAM VALE YO42 2WS | Semi-detached | £300,000 | New build. |
| 16 Jun 2022 | SOUTH LEA YO42 2NX | Other | £2,965,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Feb 2021 | 27 YO42 2QQ | Semi-detached | £487,500 | |
| 30 Jul 2019 | 7 YO42 2QJ | Semi-detached | £251,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 9 YO42 2QJ | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2019 | 15 YO42 2QQ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2019 | 37 YO42 2NZ | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2018 | 15 YO42 2QQ | Detached | £205,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Sep 2018 | 15 YO42 2QQ | Other | £200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Nov 2016 | JANSFIELD YO42 2NZ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2014 | RANELAGH HOUSE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £324,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2013 | WOODLANDS YO42 2NZ | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 37 YO42 2NZ | Detached | £330,000 | New build. |
| 22 Mar 2013 | 41 YO42 2NZ | Detached | £345,000 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 2012 | 39 YO42 2NZ | Detached | £330,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jul 2010 | GARDEN COTTAGE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | WOODLANDS YO42 2NZ | Detached | £402,500 | |
| 11 Jun 2009 | 19 YO42 2QQ | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 23 May 2008 | ASHDENE YO42 2NY | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2007 | 21 YO42 2QQ | Detached | £473,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2004 | 5 YO42 2QJ | Semi-detached | £189,950 | |
| 18 Dec 2003 | RANELAGH HOUSE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £303,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2003 | 17 YO42 2QQ | Detached | £327,500 | |
| 21 Oct 2002 | 11 YO42 2QQ | Semi-detached | £149,995 | |
| 15 Feb 2002 | SOUTHLEA YO42 2NX | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 11A YO42 2QQ | Terraced | £79,950 | |
| 6 Oct 2000 | CARRINGTON HOUSE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £128,500 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | RANELAGH HOUSE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 28 Oct 1996 | POCELA HOUSE YO42 2NZ | Detached | £98,000 | |
| 19 Aug 1996 | SOUTHLEA YO42 2NX | Detached | £142,000 | |
| 1 Mar 1995 | SOUTHLEA YO42 2NX | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 159 m². Most common: House, detached (12); House, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: before 1900 (6); 1983-1990 (4); 2022 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1, The Squires, Pocklington
- 3, The Squires, Pocklington
- 7, The Balk, Pocklington
- 9, The Balk, Pocklington
- 19, The Balk, Pocklington
- 25, The Balk, Pocklington
- 29, The Balk, Pocklington
- 37, The Balk, Pocklington
- 39, The Balk, Pocklington
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Burnby Hall, 33 The Balk, Pocklington
- Garden Cottage, The Balk, Pocklington
- Jansfield, The Balk, Pocklington
- Moorlands, The Balk, Pocklington
- Pocela House, The Balk
- Ranelagh House, The Balk, Pocklington
- Woodlands, The Balk, Pocklington
Council tax
What each band costs in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,466 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,192 | £2,466 | £3,014 | £3,562 | £4,110 | £4,932 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (22% of about 3,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pocklington (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
Finished in the last three months
- 30 July 2026 to 7 August 2026: EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 28 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 47 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 8 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO42 2NX | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| YO42 2QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| YO42 2NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2NZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2GP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2WS | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| YO42 1UJ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| YO42 2FT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2QF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 1BP | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| YO42 1DE | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| YO42 1NT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 1UL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| YO42 2GD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2GG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2GR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| YO42 2GX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO42 2PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
| YO42 2PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| YO42 2TG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| YO42 2TP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 107 addresses are between 20 m and 34 m above sea level (27 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO42 1BP | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| YO42 1DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 1NT | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO42 1UJ | 88% | 53% | 53% | 0% |
| YO42 1UL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2FR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2FT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2GD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2GG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2GP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2GR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2GX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2NX | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO42 2NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2PB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2TG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2TP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO42 2WS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Howden 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pocklington The Balk | 360 m |
| Car parks | The Parking Consultancy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 47 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 58.7 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pocklington Group Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnby Lane (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitecross Court Community Hospital | 20.9 km (13 miles) |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Pocklington Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Pocklington Service Station, Pocklington | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,400 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.3 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Pocklington Allotments 5.0 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Duck Belt | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Balk Belt | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Hunger Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Church Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| The Glen | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 106 |
57 of the street's 106 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 East Riding of Yorkshire: see them on the East Riding of Yorkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woldgate School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pocklington Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pocklington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkway Motel YO42 2NX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (humberside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 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 | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, detached (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- YO42 2NX: 39 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- YO42 2QQ: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- YO42 2NY: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- YO42 2NZ: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- YO42 2GP: 6 addresses
- YO42 2QJ: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- YO42 2WS: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- YO42 1UJ: 2 addresses of 57 in the postcode
- YO42 2FT: 2 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- YO42 2QF: 2 addresses
- YO42 1BP: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- YO42 1DE: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- YO42 1NT: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
- YO42 1UL: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- YO42 2FR: 1 address of 52 in the postcode
- YO42 2GD: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- YO42 2GG: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- YO42 2GR: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
- YO42 2GX: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- YO42 2PB: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
- YO42 2PH: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- YO42 2TG: 1 address of 50 in the postcode
- YO42 2TP: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Balk · Gresman Grove · Gresman Grove · Weaver Nook · Stoppard Gate · Edmondson Green · Richardson Place · Bailiff Grove · Yeoman Haven · Reeve Dale · Ineson Chase
All the streets in YO42 and across East Riding of 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.