BD23 1FA North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2015. Ward: Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Court Lane, Skipton: 41 addresses
- Providence Place, Skipton: 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 C (36% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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
- DEVONSHIRE HOTEL, grade II*
- 10, SHEEP STREET, grade II
- 23, NEWMARKET STREET, grade II
- 25, NEWMARKET STREET, grade II
- 35, 37, 39 AND 41 HIGH STREET, grade II
- 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 60, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 60A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62-66, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- BUILDING IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF NO 4, grade II
- FORMER HOLE I' TH' WALL PUBLIC HOUSE WITH SHOP, grade II
- Former Midland Bank, grade II
- Former Skipton County Court and attached railings, grade II
- FORMER STABLES TO REAR OF NO 22, grade II
- PREMISES OF LEDGARD AND WYNN, grade II
- THE TOLBOOTH, grade II
- WAREHOUSE IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF NO 2, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- LandtoeastofmineralrailwayoffBroughamSt, not permissioned (460 m)
- WhitakersFactorySite,KeighleyRoad: up to 16 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- BusinesspremisesandlandwestofFirthStreet: up to 123 homes, permissioned (630 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 109 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 | Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Doctor's Surgery Skipton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 9.6 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Skipton High Street Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dyneley House Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Skipton Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Muirhead Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Aireville Park 11 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,000 m² | 730 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 42 | 42 |
None of the postcode's 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Court Lane.