BB8 6JR

Skipton West & West Craven · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB18 6JR 404 m
BD23 3TD 689 m
BB18 6LB 714 m
BD23 3AT 949 m
BD23 3TQ 955 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 6JR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 6
Latitude
53.925694
Longitude
-2.118777
British National Grid easting
392,298
British National Grid northing
447,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04012350
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140442
Lower layer super output area
Craven 007D · E01027586
Middle layer super output area
Craven 007 · E02005748

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Earby Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Lothersdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    2.0 km

  • BARNOLDSWICK MED CTR

    PARK ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 5BG

    ODS code P81078

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Thornton Post Office

    BCT · Thornton in Craven

    1.1 miles
  • Thornton Post Office

    BCT · Thornton in Craven

    1.1 miles
  • Springfield PS

    BCT · Earby

    1.1 miles
  • West Craven Drive

    BCT · Earby

    1.1 miles
  • West Craven Drive

    BCT · Earby

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 007D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,259 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thornton in Craven Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.