BD24 0DH North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Settle & Penyghent. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Buck Haw Brow, North Yorkshire: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mill Hill Lane, Giggleswick: 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 C (24% of about 970 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 5 addresses are between 169 m and 273 m above sea level (207 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 | Settle 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Giggleswick 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Long Preston 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townhead Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Settle Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Settle - Church Street PFS, Church Street Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,560 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 6,410 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Harrison 4.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ivy Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m south. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south |
| Church of St Alkelda | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-east |
| Giggleswick market cross | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-east |
| Beck House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar | Scheduled monument | 930 m north-west |
| Giggleswick School Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south |
| Ring cairn north west of Reinsber Scar | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kelcow Wood | Wood | 450 m south-east |
| Tarn Barn | Wood | 480 m south-west |
| Lord's Wood | Wood | 510 m east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 570 m south |
| Craven Bank Plantation | Wood | 710 m south |
| Stainforth Force | Waterfall | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 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 | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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 Buck Haw Brow.