Water Lane Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire
69 addresses across 5 postcodes (YO8), about 300 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 34205976.
- Sales: 54 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £230,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 7, D: 10, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 44 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 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 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 40 of its 69 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Posterngate Surgery, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £230,000 | £161,500 | £520,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £372,000 | £372,000 | £372,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £260,250 | £160,500 | £360,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £303,500 | £229,950 | £375,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £280,000 | £158,000 | £340,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £250,000 | £245,000 | £302,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £280,000 | £210,000 | £310,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £261,250 | £185,000 | £305,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £227,750 | £158,000 | £297,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2025 | BRIZEHOLME YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2025 | YORK COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 2 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £161,500 | |
| 10 Dec 2024 | 61 YO8 6QL | Detached | £372,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2023 | WAYSIDE YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2022 | YEW TREE HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2021 | CAVENDISH COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 4 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £160,500 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | THE COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £329,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | ROSEWOOD HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2020 | MANOR CROFT YO8 6QL | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 27 May 2020 | STANDERTON YO8 6QL | Detached | £229,950 | |
| 29 Nov 2019 | YORK COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | WAYSIDE YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2019 | RYEDALE HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2018 | DREY 77 YO8 6QL | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2018 | TANNERS COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £302,500 | |
| 1 Feb 2018 | MODINA YO8 6QL | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 4 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | CAVENDISH COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2016 | TANNERS COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2016 | THE COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2015 | WATER LANE FARM HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2015 | HAMBLETON HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2015 | BIRCHWOOD HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | THE COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | WEST LYN YO8 6QL | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2014 | RYEDALE HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £297,500 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2012 | MANOR COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2012 | SILVER BIRCHES YO8 6QL | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2009 | STANDERTON YO8 6QL | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2009 | 61 YO8 6QL | Detached | £166,750 | |
| 22 May 2009 | 2 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2008 | TANNERS COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2007 | WAYSIDE YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 4 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | CRAIGMORE YO8 6QL | Detached | £218,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2005 | WATER LANE FARM HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £299,950 | |
| 26 May 2005 | THE SYCAMORES YO8 6QL | Detached | £184,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2003 | BRIZEHOLME YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2003 | CRAIGMORE YO8 6QL | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2003 | MODINA YO8 6QL | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2002 | WAYSIDE YO8 6QL | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | YORK COTTAGE YO8 6QL | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | WATER LANE FARM HOUSE YO8 6QL | Detached | £98,000 | New build. |
| 14 Sep 2001 | AMBLESIDE YO8 6QL | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2001 | DREY 77 YO8 6QL | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2000 | WEST LYN YO8 6QL | Detached | £76,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2000 | 4 YO8 6QL | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 12 May 2000 | HOLLYDENE YO8 6QL | Detached | £80,000 |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (17); House, mid-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (4); 1983-1990 (4); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 4, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- 57, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- 77, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Birchwood House, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Cavendish Cottage, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Hambleton House, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Ryedale House, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Silver Birches, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- The Cottage, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Water Lane Farm, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
- Wayside, Water Lane, Hemingbrough
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hemmingbrough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- HOTON HOUSE, grade II
- THE HOLLIES, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026 to 30 September 2026: ENERGY ASSETS NETWORKS LIMITED (FORMERLY UTILITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS), Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 3 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 30 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 14 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 126 homes the Environment Agency counts, 29 are in areas at high risk, 14 medium, 13 low and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO8 6QL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 11 / 8 | unlikely |
| YO8 6QE | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
| YO8 6RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| YO8 6QF | not in 2 or 3 | 22 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO8 6QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 69 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO8 6QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO8 6QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO8 6QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO8 6QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO8 6RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wressle 1,060 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Selby 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Howden 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fox And Pheasant Hemingbrough | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Stn Stand 3 Selby | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 46.3 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Posterngate Surgery | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Barlby Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Park Street Dental Practice | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | The New Selby War Memorial Hospital | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 350 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hemingbrough Hope | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Upper Hope | Tidal water | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Haymoors Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Barmby Marsh | Wetland | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Wressle Clough | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| East and West Reach | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 69 |
40 of the street's 69 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingbrough Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Waterside (4); On or near Oakfield Lane (4); On or near The Cloisters (4); On or near Hull Road (4); On or near Main Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 39% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- YO8 6QL: 52 addresses of 57 in the postcode
- YO8 6QE: 8 addresses of 104 in the postcode
- YO8 6RD: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- YO8 6QF: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
- YO8 6QP: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Waterside · Back Lane · Chestnut Rise · Manor Close · Villa Close · Chestnut Croft · Back Lane · Villa Way · Chestnut Drive · Chestnut Garth · Oakfield Lane · Orchard 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.
- 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.