BD20 8NB North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aire Valley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Meadow Lane, Cononley: 38 addresses
- Gordon Terrace, Cononley: 1 address
- Meadow Croft, Cononley: 1 address
- Sun Street, Cononley: 1 address
- New Inn Fold, Cononley: 1 address
- Garth Fold, Cononley: 1 address
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: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 116 and 118 (Bay House) Main Street, grade II
- 92, MAIN STREET, grade II
- Cononley Hall, grade II
- CROSS HOUSE, grade II
- GHYLL FARMHOUSE AND GHYLL FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- HALL CROFT, grade II
- MILTON HOUSE, grade II
- New Inn, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- StationWorksnorthofCononleyLane: up to 93 homes, permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 43 addresses are between 103 m and 109 m above sea level (107 m on average).
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 | 450 m |
| Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Cononley | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 8.2 km |
| EV charging points | We Power Your Car | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dyneley House Surgery | 4.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Crosshills Delivery Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Whitecross Dental Care Limited | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cross Hills, Cross Hills | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,150 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Netherghyll Bottom | Valley | 630 m south-west |
| Swire's Plantation | Wood | 820 m west |
| Dead Eye | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Fiddler Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Gott Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Farnhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 43 |
18 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 Meadow Lane.