BD23 5RW North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1983. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Far Lane, Kettlewell: 7 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: yes, Kettlewell (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- THE KING'S HEAD, grade II
- THE VICARAGE, grade II
- WEST GATE FARMHOUSE WITH BARN ATTACHED TO RIGHT, grade II
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 7 addresses are between 212 m and 214 m above sea level (213 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 | Horton-In-Ribblesdale 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.6 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Kettlewell | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Grassington Pharmacy | 9.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.1 km |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 18.2 km |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 17.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Fold Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| New Providence lead mine and ore works, 350m south of Moor End, north west of Kettlewell | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gain Bank Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Crookacre Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Cross Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Rain Slack | Valley | 1.6 km east |
| Diamond Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Amerdale Dub | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 7 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 | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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 Far Lane.