BD23 5HT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Conistone Lane, North Yorkshire: 31 addresses
- Duke's New Road, North Yorkshire: 17 addresses
- Unnamed street near Conistone Lane, Conistone: 15 addresses
- Scot Gate Lane, Conistone: 11 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 D (23% of about 1,000 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 74 addresses are between 188 m and 507 m above sea level (439 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 station | Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.2 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Grassington Pharmacy | 5.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 17.8 km |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 16.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 570 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Enclosures and house sites NE of Hill Castles Scar, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosures and house sites NE of Hill Castles Scar | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Hut circle, farm site and enclosures 340yds (310m) NE of Wassa Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Settlement sites NW of Kilnsey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Amerdale Dub | Lake or reservoir | 200 m north-west |
| Wassa Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Sleets Gill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Wharfedale | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Knipe Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Scar Gill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 30 |
3 of the postcode's 30 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 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 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 Conistone Lane.