BD23 1PY

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby · 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
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 1PX 60 m
BD23 1NQ 68 m
BD23 1QG 68 m
BD23 1PJ 72 m
BD23 1QA 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 1PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 1
Latitude
53.963194
Longitude
-2.024355
British National Grid easting
398,500
British National Grid northing
451,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04012269
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140386
Lower layer super output area
Craven 005C · E01027577
Middle layer super output area
Craven 005 · E02005746

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Ermysted's Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    65 m
  2. Skipton Girls' High School

    Academy converter

    208 m
  3. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    246 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,094
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 438
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BD23 1 residents
6,166

Age bands in BD23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

933 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

517 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,377 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,768 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,574 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    728 m

Nearby transport

  • Raikeswood

    BCT · Skipton

    0.0 miles
  • Raikeswood

    BCT · Skipton

    0.0 miles
  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Girls High School

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 005C, 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

23,354 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ermysted's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 65 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,094 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 438 events.

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