BD23 6DW North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- A65, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near A65, Hambleton: 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: 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 3 addresses are between 222 m and 246 m above sea level (237 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 6.4 km |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 8.1 km |
| EV charging points | Bridge Street Car park GeniePoint | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Addingham Surgery | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | S R W Hick | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Skipton Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Silsden, Silsden Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 2.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,410 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Round Dykes Camp on Addingham Low Moor, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Round Dykes Camp on Addingham Low Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Low Moor round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chelker Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 870 m east |
| Howgill Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Banks Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Banks Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Draughton Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km north-west |
| Lud Stream Islands | Island | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 A65.