DL8 5LS North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Scotton & Lower Wensleydale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 15 addresses
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Conyers Lane, East Hauxwell: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Barden Lane, Barden: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 2 addresses
- Range Road, North Yorkshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Range Road, East Hauxwell: 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 (24% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, East Hauxwell (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- LAUREL BANK, grade II
- VILLAGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WOOD 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 2 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 47 addresses are between 128 m and 248 m above sea level (186 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 94% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Northallerton 798,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.6 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 27.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 52.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harewood Medical Practice | 4.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Caterick Dental Centre | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Friary Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Royal Military Police | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 2.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,110 m² | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 790 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Oswald, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m south. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Oswald | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m south |
| West Hauxwell churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 680 m south |
| Hauxwell Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-west |
| Constable Burton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson's Wood | Wood | 430 m south |
| Walker's Garth Wood | Wood | 450 m west |
| Douglas Hill | Hill | 710 m east |
| Garriston Gill | Valley | 1.4 km south-west |
| Bradley Bogs | Wetland | 1.8 km north |
| D'arcy's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 47 |
13 of the postcode's 47 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Unnamed street near Range Road.