LA6 3LT North Yorkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentham & Ingleton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ireby Road, Burton in Lonsdale: 11 addresses
- Green Cottages, Burton in Lonsdale: 2 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 E (22% of about 960 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 1.0 km
- RichardThornton'sCEPrimarySchool: up to 15 homes, permissioned (730 m)
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 13 addresses are between 87 m and 91 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 3.9 km |
| Wennington 6,630 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Clapham (North Yorkshire) 9,690 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Croft Burton in Lonsdale | 300 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 65.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bentham Medical Practice | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Ashfield House Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Castleberg Hospital | 17.9 km |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police - Settle Police Station | 18.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food High Bentham Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 940 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints and churchyard wall, railings and gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m south-west. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints and churchyard wall, railings and gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-west |
| Castle Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Wood | Wood | 110 m east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 680 m south-west |
| Spittle Banks Plantation | Wood | 870 m south |
| Allam Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km north-east |
| Winder Wheel | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south |
| Cuckoo Island | Island | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 13 |
9 of the postcode's 13 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 8 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 Ireby Road.