BD23 5RP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Scabbate Gate, North Yorkshire: 40 addresses
- Cam Gill Road, North Yorkshire: 37 addresses
- Cam Gill Road, North Yorkshire: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Duke's New Road, North Yorkshire: 16 addresses
- Duke's New Road, North Yorkshire: 7 addresses
- Conistone Lane, North Yorkshire: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Scabbate Gate, North Yorkshire: 4 addresses
- Cam Gill Road, Kettlewell: 3 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
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 132 addresses are between 279 m and 695 m above sea level (478 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 40% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Horton-In-Ribblesdale 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.6 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 19.9 km (12 miles) |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,820 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tor Dike linear earthwork, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tor Dike linear earthwork | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Shorn medieval boundary cross and bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Side Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Scabbate Gate Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Park Nook Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Diamond Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Rain Slack | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Amerdale Dub | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 53 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Yorkshire: see them on the North Yorkshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 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 | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 39% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Scabbate Gate.