BD23 6AT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near The Scale, Drebley: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near B6160, Drebley: 4 addresses
- The Scale, North Yorkshire: 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 (21% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
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 19 addresses are between 122 m and 277 m above sea level (150 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tower Barden | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.3 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Addingham Surgery | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | S R W Hick | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barden Church, a listed building (Grade I), 390 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barden Church | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m west |
| Barden Tower Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Barden Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Barden Tower medieval fortified house and medieval garden earthworks | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 90 m north |
| Springs Wood | Wood | 290 m west |
| Bull Coppy Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Gill Beck Waterfall | Waterfall | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Posforth Gill | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Lud Stream Islands | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 The Scale.