DL8 4DS North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leyburn & Middleham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Thoresby Lane, Redmire: 1 address
- Low Lane, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Roseberry Cottage, Redmire: 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 E (28% of about 710 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
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: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 148 m and 154 m above sea level (151 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 station | Garsdale 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 24.8 km (15 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scallow Bank Lane Castle Bolton | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 40.2 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.8 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Leyburn Medical Practice | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Leyburn Dental Practice | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 280 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bolton Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Penhill Knights Templar preceptory and earlier field system at Temple Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree Wood | Wood | 300 m south-east |
| Jackraw Hill | Hill | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Pass Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Redmire Force | Waterfall | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Chapel Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Batt Island | Island | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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 Thoresby Lane.