BD23 2JH

Skipton East & South · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 2EU 46 m
BD23 2ET 57 m
BD23 2JA 64 m
BD23 2DS 91 m
BD23 2JJ 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.959600
Longitude
-2.013684
British National Grid easting
399,200
British National Grid northing
451,500

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
E00140392
Lower layer super output area
Craven 006A · E01027578
Middle layer super output area
Craven 006 · E02005747

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 Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    149 m
  2. Brougham Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    194 m
  3. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    272 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    108 m

Nearby transport

  • Doctor's Surgery

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Doctor's Surgery

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Romille Street

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Bowers Wharf

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 006A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,559 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 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. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

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