BD23 3HU North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2004. Ward: Skipton West & West Craven. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Pale Lane, Cononley Woodside: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pale Lane, Cononley Woodside: 10 addresses
- Pale Lane, North Yorkshire: 3 addresses
- Carla Beck Lane, Carleton-in-Craven: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Carla Beck Lane, Cononley Woodside: 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 (22% of about 960 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.
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 28 addresses are between 92 m and 178 m above sea level (146 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 2.3 km |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Earby | 7.9 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Skipton | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dyneley House Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy Carleton-In-Craven | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitecross Dental Care Limited | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Cross Hills - Station Road Pfs, Cross Hills | 4.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 660 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,010 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,220 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Subcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close Farm | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butler Hill | Hill | 140 m north |
| New Close Hill | Hill | 400 m south-west |
| Carla Beck Wood | Wood | 530 m south-west |
| Gott Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Dead Eye | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Netherghyll Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 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 | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Unnamed street near Pale Lane.