BD23 1QS

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 1QR 58 m
BD23 1QT 70 m
BD23 1QN 78 m
BD23 1QH 114 m
BD23 1QJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 1QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 1
Latitude
53.962294
Longitude
-2.027403
British National Grid easting
398,300
British National Grid northing
451,800

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
E00140387
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009F · E01027576
Middle layer super output area
Craven 009 · E02007041

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. Skipton Girls' High School

    Academy converter

    170 m
  2. Ermysted's Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

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

    Academy sponsor led

    427 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,045
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 67

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

    886 m

Nearby transport

  • Girls High School

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlands Drive

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlands Drive

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Raikeswood

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Raikeswood

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 009F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,153 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Skipton Girls' High School is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,045 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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