BD23 6HN North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lowfield Lane, North Yorkshire: 6 addresses
- Bolton Road, Addingham: 3 addresses
- West Hall Lane, North Yorkshire: 2 addresses
- Addingham Wharfedale Road, Bradford: 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 12 addresses are between 84 m and 124 m above sea level (101 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 | Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farfield Hall Addingham | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ilkley Lido GeniePoint | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Addingham Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | S R W Hick | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Grove Convalescent Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ilkley Bolton Bridge Road | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Park 12 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Newtown Allotment Gardens 5,840 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farfield Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m (0.3 miles) west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farfield Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 2 Pairs of Gate Piers and Linking Walls With Summer-House Attached to Rear of Farfield Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Friends' Meeting House | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Churchyard cross at the Church of St Peter | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre including fishponds and part of the open field system adjacent to St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foulbrow Wood | Wood | 150 m north-west |
| Crier Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Black Foss Waterfall | Waterfall | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Delves Tarn | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Springs Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Hawksworth Island | Island | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 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 Lowfield Lane.