The Howe, Danby, North Yorkshire, YO21
- Land size
- 3 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 4
Key Features
- Exceptional country residence in the North York Moors National Park with breathtaking dale views
- Rare lifestyle property extending to approximately 3 acres of gardens, woodland, paddock and orchard
- Substantially refurbished five-bedroom family home finished to an outstanding specification
- Luxury Italian designer kitchen and four Villeroy & Boch bath/shower rooms
- Front entrance hall, two reception rooms, study, dog wash room, store and boiler room
- Underfloor heating throughout the ground floor with high-quality porcelain tiled flooring
- Separate entertaining complex with games room, gym, sitting room, kitchen and attached office
- Outbuilding with planning permission for a self-contained annex, ideal for multigenerational living or guest accommodation
- Superb outdoor amenities including a tennis court, formal gardens, wild garden and extensive parking
- Productive orchard and vegetable garden together with a 0.7-acre paddock offering equestrian or smallholding potential
Description
* Exclusive * Prestigious * Exceptional -
A rare lifestyle opportunity to acquire a fine residence with fabulous views across the Dale within the outstanding North York Moors National Park, standing in approximately 3 acres and including the main residence, a separate games room/gym/sitting room with kitchen, ideal for entertaining, with attached office, an outbuilding with planning permission for an annex offering great flexibility, garage, stores, formal gardens, wild garden, tennis court, woodland, holding paddock of approximately 0.7 acres, orchard with vegetable garden extending to just over 0.75 acres, and a substantial parking area.
The residence has undergone substantial refurbishment and benefits from porcelain tiled underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. Accommodation comprises a front entrance hall, two reception rooms, study, Italian designer fitted kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, dog wash room, store and boiler room. To the first floor are five bedrooms, a landing and four bath/shower rooms fitted with Villeroy & Boch sanitary ware.
Nearby amenities include a railway station with services to Middlesbrough and Whitby, together with a primary school, doctor's surgery, pub and bakery. Close by is Castleton, offering a general store and café. Guisborough and Whitby are within easy reach by car, as are the popular ancient market towns of Pickering, Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside to the south of the National Park. The coastal resorts of Sandsend, Staithes and Robin Hood's Bay are also readily accessible.
Tenure: We understand the property to be freehold. Freehold vacant possession will be given on completion.
Note1: Access to the property is over common land, of which the Court Leet collect an annual payment as a fine currently £5.
Note 2: A public footpath passes through the driveway from the north western to the north eastern boundary.
Note 3: The barns to the northern boundary are being redeveloped into a single dwelling by the vendors.
Services: Oil fired central heating, mains electricity, water and septic tank drainage, shared system to be split.
Property Tax: Band H EPC: Band D
Mobile Coverage: EE, Vodafone, Three, and O2
Broadband: Basic 17 Mbps, Superfast 41Mbps, Ultrafast 1800 Mbps
Satellite/Fibre: BT and Sky
Location: What3words///proposals.ballpoint.destiny
Flood Risk: Very low
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Photography: Matt Hillier Photography
Viewing:
Strictly by appointment through the Agents Kirkbymoorside Office,
16 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, York. Tel: .
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- H
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-13
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 668 Homes with Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (1+ acres).
Energy Performance Certificate
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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Mains
- Water
- Mains
- Heating
- Central Heating, Underfloor Heating
- Broadband
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- Sewerage
- Septic Tank / Private
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Driveway
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
68 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School505 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 44
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Castleton Primary School944 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 46
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lealholm Primary School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 41
- Type
- Academy converter
- Glaisdale Primary School5 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lingdale Primary School5.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 86
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Laurence Jackson School7.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,247
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Freebrough Academy7.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 814
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Huntcliff School8.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 544
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Outwood Academy Bydales10 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 832
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Stokesley School10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,079
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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.
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Listing agent
Peter Illingworth, Kirkbymoorside
16 Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DA
Contact Peter Illingworth, Kirkbymoorside
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