BD23 2LS

Skipton East & South · 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 2TW 109 m
BD23 2WD 112 m
BD23 2NR 146 m
BD23 2UZ 164 m
BD23 2US 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.960976
Longitude
-1.995228
British National Grid easting
400,411
British National Grid northing
451,653

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
E00140369
Lower layer super output area
Craven 005A · E01027574
Middle layer super output area
Craven 005 · E02005746

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Rowan Close, Skipton, BD23 2LS 12 September 2025 £309,000
7, Rowan Close, Skipton, BD23 2LS 4 July 2024 £385,000
13, Rowan Close, Skipton, BD23 2LS 28 June 2024 £88,907

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Brougham Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km
  2. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
727
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Shoplifting 60
  • Public order 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

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.

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
100%

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

    1.3 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Moorview Way

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles
  • Moorview Way

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles
  • Hillside Crescent

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles
  • Kingsway

    BCT · Skipton

    0.4 miles
  • Kingsway

    BCT · Skipton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 005A, 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

32,709 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £295,000 from 14 recorded sales in BD23 2LS. 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. Brougham Street Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

727 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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