LA6 3FG North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced July 2008. Ward: Bentham & Ingleton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Brookacre, Ingleton: 3 addresses
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 A (23% of about 1,300 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- ScrapYard,NewRoad, not permissioned (220 m)
- HighwaysDepotandadjoininglandBackgate, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- MoorgarthHall, pending decision (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 125 m above sea level.
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 stations | Bentham 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Clapham (North Yorkshire) 9,690 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Wennington 6,630 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garage Ingleton | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 61.5 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bentham Medical Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ingleton Pharmacy | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ashfield House Dental Practice | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 14.4 km (9 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Settle Police Station | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Ingleton - New Road PFS, Ingleton Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,970 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,360 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m (0.5 miles) north. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Meal Bank Quarry Hoffmann kiln, quarry and lime works | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Yarlsber camp | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broadwood | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Fell End Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Moorgarth | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Swilla Glen | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Snow Falls | Waterfall | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Cuckoo Island | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Brookacre.