BD23 6BP North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- B6160, North Yorkshire: 24 addresses
- Church Lane, Burnsall: 4 addresses
- B6160, North Yorkshire: 4 addresses
- Skuff Road, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Main Street, Hartlington: 1 address
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: yes, Burnsall. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- LYCH GATE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES TO WEST OF CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, grade II
- METHODIST CHAPEL, grade II
- THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 34 addresses are between 145 m and 180 m above sea level (152 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% 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 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Gargrave 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Red Lion Hotel Burnsall | 210 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burnsall Riverside Carpark | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 27.9 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Grassington Pharmacy | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burnsall Green 6,100 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross, Burnsall, a scheduled monument, 100 m north. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross, Burnsall | Scheduled monument | 100 m north |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north |
| Ring cairn on Kail Hill 380m north east of High Woodhouse. | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Skuff Wood | Wood | 280 m north |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 370 m west |
| Low Banks Plantation | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Mill Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Simm Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Mossy Moor Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 34 |
15 of the postcode's 34 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 B6160.