Walbut Close North Duffield, North Yorkshire
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO8), about 50 m long. USRN 34264127.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £465,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in North Yorkshire cost £270,080 in August 2026 (+1.7% on a year); private rents averaged £852 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Market Weighton Road, Barlby - Anaerobic Digestion Facility, is 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- 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 Wressle, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Escrick Surgery, about 8 km (5 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £465,000 | £300,000 | £485,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2021 | 3 YO8 5SY | Other | £5,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 2 YO8 5SY | Detached | £465,000 | New build. |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 4 YO8 5SY | Detached | £485,000 | New build. |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 3 YO8 5SY | Detached | £465,000 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 1 YO8 5SY | Detached | £300,000 | New build. |
| 9 Aug 2018 | 3 YO8 5SY | Other | £480,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in North Yorkshire
A typical home in North Yorkshire cost £270,080 in August 2026, 1.7% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £431,122 |
| Semi-detached | £269,527 |
| Terraced | £219,836 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,783 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £218,075 |
Private renters in North Yorkshire paid £852 a month on average in September 2026, 2.3% more than a year before. That is 24% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £595 |
| Two bedrooms | £771 |
| Three bedrooms | £945 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,361 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 170 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 2019 (3); 2020 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 34 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (7 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is YO8.
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 (20% of about 920 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitemoor North Yorkshire 2012/0914/FUL | Biomass | 18 MW | Operational Oct 2014 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Market Weighton Road, Barlby - Anaerobic Digestion Facility North Yorkshire ZG2025/0117/FULM | Anaerobic digestion | Permission granted, not yet built Jan 2026 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO8 5SY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO8 5RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO8 5RR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO8 5SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Selby 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Howden 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Green North Duffield | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 8 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 45.8 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Escrick Surgery Good Feb 2016 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Barlby Pharmacy | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Park Street Dental Practice | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Abbey Lea Care Home Good Mar 2024 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Selby North Duffield, North Duffield Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 5,530 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Holes Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| South Duffield Tow Dike | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Duffield Carrs Clough | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Wash Dike | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Giant Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Duffield Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 300 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ducks Nursery - North Duffield LTD YO8 5RZ | Full day care | 33 | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 300 m |
| North Duffield Under Fives YO8 5RU | Full day care | 30 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 205 childminders and 32 home childcarers (nannies) in North Yorkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Maple Drive (6); On or near Willow Drive (1); On or near Lime Close (1); On or near Chestnut Close (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2021 07:47 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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
Nearby streets
Green Lane · Willow Drive · Derwent Close · Lime Close · Maple Drive · Ash Close · Springfield Close · Victoria Terrace · Oak Road · Westfield Road · Chestnut Close · Whitfield Close
All the streets in YO8 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.