BD23 1NL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Chapel Hill, Skipton: 43 addresses
- The Pinfold, Skipton: 3 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 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: 14.
- 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
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade I
- FORMER CHAPEL AT SKIPTON CASTLE, grade I
- 1, CHAPEL HILL, grade II
- 2, CHAPEL HILL, grade II
- 6, MILL BRIDGE, grade II
- Ackroyds, grade II
- BRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER SPRINGS CANAL, grade II
- CASTLE INN, grade II
- ELLER BECK BRIDGE, grade II
- High Corn Mill, grade II
- No 4 and Mill Bridge House, Mill Bridge, grade II
- POUND, OR PINFOLD, grade II
- THE CHAPEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- LandtoeastofmineralrailwayoffBroughamSt, not permissioned (820 m)
- WhitakersFactorySite,KeighleyRoad: up to 16 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- BusinesspremisesandlandwestofFirthStreet: up to 123 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 46 addresses are between 106 m and 119 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 810 m |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Castle View Terrace Skipton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 9.7 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Skipton High Street Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dyneley House Surgery | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Muirhead Dental Practice | 470 m |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Aireville Park 11 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | Raikes Road Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Chapel at Skipton Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m east. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Chapel at Skipton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m east |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance) | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| Skipton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m east |
| Park Hill earthwork | Scheduled monument | 350 m north |
| Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 450 m north-west |
| Skipton Woods | Wood | 550 m north |
| Little Wood | Wood | 560 m north-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 600 m south-east |
| Round Dam | Lake or reservoir | 610 m north |
| Jenny Gill | Valley | 1.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 46 |
38 of the postcode's 46 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 | 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 Chapel Hill.