Willow Close Ripon, North Yorkshire
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (HG4), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 16608190.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £255,000 across 4 sales.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5).
- Flood: 4 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 94% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thirsk, about 14.7 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 47 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Street, about 1.1 km away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | £255,000 | £240,000 | £375,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | 1 HG4 2FA | Other | £465,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jul 2022 | 2 HG4 2FA | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 1 HG4 2FA | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2022 | 4 HG4 2FA | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 3 HG4 2FA | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2018 | 2 HG4 2FA | Detached | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2022 (5).
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 (37% of about 1,160 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14-16 Lark Lane, Ripon: up to 5 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Ash Grove Industrial Estate, Ash Grove, Ripon: up to 36 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Deverell Barracks, Ripon: up to 196 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Laver Banks, Clotherholme Road, Ripon: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- BR102 (800 m)
- Claro Barracks, Ripon: up to 836 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Highfield House, Hemsworth Walk, Ripon: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HG4 2FA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HG4 2HW | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG4 2FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HG4 2HW | 100% | 90% | 94% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Thirsk 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Lark Lane Bishopton | 150 m |
| Car parks | Victoria Grove Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Street | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ripon Dental Centre | 710 m |
| Hospital | Ripon And District Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Ripon Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Co-operative | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,490 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,180 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishopton Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m south. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopton Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south |
| Gazebos in Gardens of Numbers 7 and 8 | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Ripon Minster Close | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| St Anne's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Ailey Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Studley Royal | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.9 km south-west |
| Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Wood | Wood | 760 m south-west |
| Coltsgate Hill | Hill | 910 m east |
| Hospital Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Allhallows Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
| The Dale | Valley | 2.6 km south-west |
| Queen Mary's Dubb | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 240 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Outwood Academy Ripon | Secondary | 11–18 | 450 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Moorside Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Grammar School HG4 2DG | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bajan Place (3); On or near Lark Hill Crescent (2); On or near Lark Lane (2); On or near Juniper Grove (2); On or near Clotherholme Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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
Ash Grove · Juniper Grove · Lark Hill Crescent · Lark Lane · Lark Hill Drive · Kirkby Close · Kirkby Avenue · Filey Avenue · Filey Avenue · Kirkby Drive · Larkhill Close · Wayne Tarbard Close
All the streets in HG4 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.