BD23 2HW

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Skipton
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 2JA 42 m
BD23 2HZ 58 m
BD23 2FN 65 m
BD23 2HR 66 m
BD23 2JE 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.960184
Longitude
-2.014950
British National Grid easting
399,117
British National Grid northing
451,565

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
E00140380
Lower layer super output area
Craven 005C · E01027577
Middle layer super output area
Craven 005 · E02005746

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, The Ginnel, Skipton, BD23 2HW 21 February 2022 £225,000
3, The Ginnel, Skipton, BD23 2HW 9 June 2006 £192,500
4, The Ginnel, Skipton, BD23 2HW 13 October 2004 £169,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    254 m
  2. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    263 m
  3. Brougham Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    297 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Anti social behaviour 240
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
BD23 2 residents
8,641

Age bands in BD23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,369 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,327 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,326 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,872 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BD23 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    58 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Doctor's Surgery

    BCT · Skipton

    0.0 miles
  • Doctor's Surgery

    BCT · Skipton

    0.0 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Arrive

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station Stand 1

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £225,000 from 1 recorded sale in BD23 2HW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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