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BB8 6LG

Skipton West & West Craven · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Skipton West & West Craven
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD20 8FR 25 m
BD20 8HN 661 m
BD20 8HS 882 m
BD20 8HR 898 m
BB18 6JY 914 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BB8 6LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
BB
Postcode district
BB8
Postcode sector
BB8 6
Latitude
53.912682
Longitude
-2.106470
British National Grid easting
393,104
British National Grid northing
446,285

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Skipton West & West Craven · E05014321
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Earby Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

  2. Lothersdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  3. Thornton in Craven Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PENDLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EDWARD STREET, EARBY, BARNOLDSWICK, BB18 6QT

    ODS code P81065

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Springfield PS

    BCT · Earby

    1.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Earby

    1.5 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Earby

    1.6 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Earby

    1.6 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · Earby

    1.6 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Earby Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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