Patios in Nether Poppleton

Homes in Nether Poppleton

The name Poppleton comes from "popel", pebble, and "tun", a farm: the pebble farm, after the bed of gravel under the village. Nether Poppleton was once known as "Water Poppleton", because it sits by the river, while its neighbour Upper Poppleton was "Land Poppleton". The parish had 2,141 people at the 2011 Census. It was part of the Borough of Harrogate until 1996 and is now in the City of York, served by Poppleton station on the Harrogate line.

The village sits in the Rural West York ward, which is strongly detached: 59.1% of homes in the 2021 Census are detached, 28.5% semi-detached and 10.2% terraced, with very few flats. Around Main Street and Church Lane there are older houses, farm buildings and the Church of St Everilda, which is Grade II*; newer roads such as Springfield Road, Millfield Lane and Hillcrest Avenue hold later detached and semi-detached homes.

Gardens are generous, and many back onto fields or the river corridor. Owners often want a large terrace by the house, sometimes with a second sitting area further out, paths between them and steps where the land falls toward the Ouse. In the old village, walled gardens and outbuildings shape the layout.

Sand and gravel ground

The British Geological Survey records the Poppleton Glaciofluvial Member, sand and gravel laid down by meltwater, over Sherwood Sandstone, which is the same gravel bed that gave the village its name. This is some of the best-draining ground in the York area.

Gravel still needs compacting and the patio's edges need restraining. Where the ground changes toward clay or the river's silt, we adjust the depth of the base. We dig to a firm level, compact it, lay a geotextile where the ground is mixed and build a crushed-stone sub-base. The surface sits below the damp-proof course with a fall away from the house, and run-off can usually go straight to a border or soakaway.

The Ouse runs along the east side of the village, and the Environment Agency shows Flood Zone 3 within 750 metres of the centre on the low ground by the river. Gardens running down toward the river need care with levels.

Conservation areas and listed buildings

The Nether Poppleton Conservation Area covers the historic village, and the Upper Poppleton Conservation Area lies next to it. There are around 22 listed buildings and structures, including the Church of St Everilda (Grade II*), the Church of All Saints, houses on Main Street, Bankside, Beechwood House with its gates and railings, and barns at Manor Farm.

A ground-level patio at the back of a house is normally permitted development, even in the conservation area. Front gardens, walls, trees and listed buildings need more care, and some changes need City of York Council's consent. We will point out anything worth checking at the visit.

Choosing a surface for Nether Poppleton

With almost six in ten homes in the ward detached and many gardens backing onto open land, Nether Poppleton suits larger, more natural-looking patios. Riven sandstone or reclaimed York stone sits comfortably alongside the older brick houses and farm buildings of the old village, and its colour variation reads well across a big terrace.

On the later roads such as Springfield Road and Hillcrest Avenue, sawn sandstone or porcelain gives a cleaner finish that suits the houses. Porcelain is easy to look after in gardens with lots of trees, as leaves and bird droppings wipe off without staining. A gravel path edged with stone or brick is a practical, permeable way to link a terrace to the rest of a large garden.

Because the gravel ground drains so freely, a patio here can often shed rain straight into the surrounding beds. We still set a fall away from the house so water never sits against the walls.

Price factors in Nether Poppleton

We give a quote after a visit. In Nether Poppleton the main factors are:

• Size. Large gardens often take bigger terraces and paths.
• Levels. Steps where gardens fall toward the river.
• Ground. Gravel helps; silty patches need extra work.
• Material. Natural stone suits village houses.
• Walls. Low walls to frame a terrace.
• Access. Most detached houses have good side access.

Close to Nether Poppleton

• Clifton patios: South-east, down the Ouse: Victorian terraces around Clifton Green.
• Acomb patios: South: a large suburb with a village green.
• Haxby patios: East, beyond the ring road: a town on sandy ground.

Pages that suit Poppleton gardens: natural stone patios, porcelain patios, brick & block patios.

All of the areas we cover: All areas.

Questions about patios in Nether Poppleton

Sources: ONS Census 2021 TS044, Rural West York ward (Nomis); Wikipedia: Nether Poppleton; Planning Data: conservation areas; Planning Data: listed buildings; BGS Geology Viewer; Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning.