BD20 8JS North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aire Valley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cononley Road, Cononley: 4 addresses
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 neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (21% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 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
- StationWorksnorthofCononleyLane: up to 93 homes, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 94 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Brooklyn House Cononley | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 8.4 km |
| EV charging points | We Power Your Car | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dyneley House Surgery | 5.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Crosshills Delivery Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Craven Dental Care Limited | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cross Hills, Cross Hills | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,470 m² | 260 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farnhill Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farnhill Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m east |
| Kildwick Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Black Hill round cairn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Long barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Netherghyll Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km west |
| Farnhill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Ling Haw Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Gallow Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-west |
| Swire's Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Dead Eye | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
4 of the postcode's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cononley Road.