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Guide Price£865,000

Danby Head, Castleton, North York Moors National Park

Land size
6.5 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • A handsome Grade II listed Yorkshire Longhouse with thoughtfully restored accommodation set in 6.5 acres
  • Over 3,700 square feet of accommodation, stylishly presented throughout and with a versatile layout of rooms
  • Entrance Hall – Farmhouse Kitchen – Utility Room – Back Kitchen – Shower Room – Snug – Office – Sitting Room - Dining Room
  • Master bedroom suite with bathroom and adjoining dressing room/studio - up to five, large double bedrooms – main house Bathroom
  • Extensive mature grounds, with lawn, mature woodland and land arranged as two grazing paddocks – in 6.5 all acres
  • Range of traditional buildings including stables, woodshed and workshop – Large covered parking area
  • Wonderful rural location with superb far-reaching views from every angle
  • No onward chain

Description

A handsome Grade II listed Yorkshire Longhouseset over 6.5 acres of land and grounds , situated in a sheltered, south facingposition in Danby Dale, close to Castleton village Built in 1770, the farmhousehas been in the same hands for over thirty years, being thoughtfully andimaginatively restored and extended during that time, with the work carried outstaying faithful to the inherent style and age of the property, with originalflagstone floors, exposed stonework and original style of windows. Inconjunction with this the house has been extended and remodelled, with atraditional cow barn to the rear incorporated into the house as a large diningroom with vaulted ceiling and French doors opening out to the garden. Atwo-storey remodel of the western end of the house has created a contemporaryspace, with partially glazed entrance hallway and floor to the first floorgiving the space an especially light and airy feel. The result is a wonderfulfamily home with an easy flow of accommodation and recent improvementsincluding bespoke double-glazed windows to the front. In all 3,701 square feet of accommodation. Centralcross passage entrance hallway with flagstone floors, large farmhouse kitchenwith aga range, living room to the side with multi fuel stove which opens tothe rear into a large dining room with a triple aspect and French doors whichopens onto the garden. Lading off the Entrance hall is a further snug and office to the side,which has an independent access to the front. There is useful back kitchen,with utility room/laundry and a ground floor wet room. Upstairs the rooms are all doubles, with amaster suite to the western side comprising bedroom, dressing room/studio andbathroom. There are up to five further bedrooms  over the first and second floors as well as amain house bathroom. Crag House Farm is set within 6.5 acre intotal, over 2 acres of which make up the attractive, well-established groundswhere there are a number of traditional buildings and covered parking. Afurther 4.5 acres comprises two substantial grass paddocks, ideal for livestockor equestrian purposes. LOCATION Crag HouseFarm is located on Danby Head, in the heart of the glorious North YorkshireMoors, close to the well served moorland village of Castleton. The village, togetherwith neighbouring Danby, provides a wide range of local amenities and is avibrant and active rural community. Amenities within the village include alarge general store, independent food store, two public houses, parish church,children’s playground and outdoor bowling club. Local primary school rated asOutstanding by Ofsted. Secondary education can be found close by in Whitby andGuisborough along with a larger range of amenities. Castleton is served by theEsk Valley railwayline, with both school and main services to Whitby and Middlesbrough.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-07-26

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 204 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (5+ acres).

This Property£133,077 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £137,730 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

27 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

  • Web & social
  • Music streaming
  • Standard video calls

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Limited LimitedVodafone Limited Limited

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Castleton Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    46
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School1.3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    44
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lealholm Primary School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Glaisdale Primary School5.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    28
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lingdale Primary School6.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Laurence Jackson School7.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,247
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Freebrough Academy8.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    814
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Huntcliff School9.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    544
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stokesley School9.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,079
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form11 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,321
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Castleton, Castleton, North Yorkshire1.2 miles
Budgens Hunters Hill Guisborough, Guisborough7.2 miles
Iceland Guisborough, Guisborough7.4 miles

GP surgery

Esk Valley Medical Practice2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Lingdale Pharmacy6.4 miles

Hospital

Guisborough General Hospital7.8 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Castleton Moor Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Tea Rooms1.2 miles

Typical drive times

Loftus22 min · 10 miles
Brotton22 min · 11 miles
Skelton18 min · 9.8 miles
Guisborough19 min · 11 miles
Ripon (city)59 min · 43 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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