A large part of the western side of the village, in The Valley, is still owned by Mulgrave Estate.

[1] Sandsend was also buoyed by tourism from the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway, which ran through the village from 1855 to 1958.

Both of these becks flow through Mulgrave Woods and were bridged by the railway on high viaducts across the village.

[4] The principal public transport serving Sandsend is the Arriva North East 4 & X4 bus service, which runs from Whitby up the coast to Middlesbrough.

Sandsend is located on the coastal part of the 110-mile (180 km) Cleveland Way and it follows the course of the old railway line northwards.