DL8 3HL North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Dales. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Mill Lane, Askrigg: 7 addresses
- Station Road, Askrigg: 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 (22% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Askrigg (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- 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
- CHURCH OF SAINT OSWALD, grade I
- WEST END HOUSE, grade II*
- CHURCH VIEW TO SOUTH OF SYKES'S HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH VIEW, TO NORTH OF SYKES'S HOUSE, grade II
- COACH HOUSE AND STABLE BLOCK, grade II
- CROFT HOUSE, grade II
- FORMER CONSERVATIVE CLUB, grade II
- HOUSE AND SHOP OF MR AND MRS HUNT, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- KENNELS BELOW FORECOURT OF STABLE BLOCK, grade II
- MARKET CROSS, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES TO NORTH OF THE LODGE, grade II
- PENINVER HOUSE, grade II
- PUMP, grade II
- ROBINSON'S GATEWAYS AND ARCHWAY HOUSE, grade II
- SALISBURY HOUSE AND RAILINGS, grade II
- Skeldale House and railings, grade II
- SYKES'S HOUSE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE KING'S ARMS HOTEL, grade II
- THE LODGE, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE WOOL ROOM, grade II
- WALL RUNNING FROM THE STABLE BLOCK, LODGE YARD, TO THE LODGE, AND DOORWAY TO THE LODGE, grade II
- WENDAL AND HOUSE TO NORTH-EAST, grade II
- WOOL ROOM COTTAGE, 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 9 addresses are between 222 m and 223 m above sea level (223 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Garsdale 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.0 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Market Cross Askrigg | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 47.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 57.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Central Dales Practice | 7.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Central Dales Pharmacy | 7.7 km |
| NHS dentists | The Central Dales Practice | 7.6 km |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 24.4 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station | 16.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West End House, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Church of Saint Oswald | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-west |
| Ring cairn 580m west of Askrigg church | Scheduled monument | 660 m west |
| Bainbridge Roman fort and annexe | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Bow Bridge 90m east of Bowbridge Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Croft Hill | Hill | 180 m north |
| Thorngills Grove | Wood | 450 m north |
| Askrigg Bottoms | Valley | 680 m south |
| Lenny Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Millgill Force | Waterfall | 1.1 km north-west |
| Garland Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 9 |
6 of the postcode's 9 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 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 | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 Mill Lane.