BD23 2PJ North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Skipton East & South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (53% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Brindley Mill, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- WhitakersFactorySite,KeighleyRoad: up to 16 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- LandtoeastofmineralrailwayoffBroughamSt, not permissioned (350 m)
- BusinesspremisesandlandwestofFirthStreet: up to 123 homes, permissioned (370 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 29 addresses are between 110 m and 120 m above sea level (114 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 | Skipton 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Romille Street Skipton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Skipton | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 430 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 | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Skipton Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Muirhead Dental Practice | 430 m |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 350 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Aireville Park 11 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,000 m² | 570 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 40 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m west. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| Devonshire Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m north |
| Outer Gatehouse to Skipton Castle (Public Entrance) | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m north |
| Park Hill earthwork | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 560 m north-east |
| Whinny Gill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 930 m east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Massa Flatts Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Jenny Gill | Valley | 1.5 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 29 |
19 of the postcode's 29 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.