BD23 4DA North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mid Craven. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kirkby Brow, North Yorkshire: 17 addresses
- Beck Lane, Malham: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kirkby Brow, Malham: 11 addresses
- Chapel Gate, North Yorkshire: 3 addresses
- Back Lane, Malham: 3 addresses
- Cove Road, Malham: 2 addresses
- Finkle Street, Malham: 2 addresses
- Back Lane, Malham: 2 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 E (21% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- HOLME HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MIRES FIELD HOUSE, grade II
- NEW BRIDGE, grade II
- POST OFFICE, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH VIEW CAFE, grade II
- TENNANT HOUSE AND COTTAGE, grade II
- TOWN END COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 53 addresses are between 191 m and 224 m above sea level (196 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 7% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hellifield 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km |
| Long Preston 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Settle 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Buck Inn Malham | 30 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 8.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Townhead Surgery | 8.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD | 8.3 km |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 8.1 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lynchets N of Malham village, a scheduled monument, 680 m north. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchets N of Malham village | Scheduled monument | 680 m north |
| Medieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town Head | Scheduled monument | 920 m north-west |
| Field system S of Malham Cove | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Malhamdale | Valley | 400 m south-west |
| Mires Wood | Wood | 750 m south-east |
| Granny Gill | Valley | 780 m south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 880 m south |
| Shorkley Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north |
| Great Close Mire | Wetland | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 53 |
9 of the postcode's 53 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 41% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Kirkby Brow.