BD23 3FR North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2024. Ward: Skipton West & West Craven. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wilson Way, Skipton: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blake Court, Burnside: 2 addresses
- Clifford Gardens, Skipton: 1 address
- Waltonwrays Court, Burnside: 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 A (31% of about 840 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
- WestofIngsLane/southofrailway, not permissioned (650 m)
- Formerallotmentsandgarages,BroughtonRoad: up to 19 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- WhitakersFactorySite,KeighleyRoad: up to 16 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- MillandbuildersyardnorthofMartonStreet, not permissioned (910 m)
- BusinesspremisesandlandwestofFirthStreet: up to 123 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 99 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 | 800 m |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Waltonwrays Cemetery Skipton | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 8.3 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Skipton | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dyneley House Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Belle Vue Dental Practice | 920 m |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 830 m |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 660 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butler Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Massa Flatts Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Horse Close Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Niffany Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Whinny Gill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Jenny Gill | Valley | 2.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the postcode's 13 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wilson Way.