BD23 2PU

Skipton West & West Craven · 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 2RH 21 m
BD23 2RB 47 m
BD23 2RQ 56 m
BD23 2RE 76 m
BD23 2BY 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.952409
Longitude
-2.019777
British National Grid easting
398,800
British National Grid northing
450,700

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
E00140412
Lower layer super output area
Craven 006D · E01027582
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. Brooklands School

    Community special school

    288 m
  2. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    587 m
  3. Greatwood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    594 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 427
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Public order 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

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

    972 m

Nearby transport

  • Airebank Terrace

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Airebank Terrace

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Bold Venture Garage

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 006D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,610 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Brooklands School is the nearest published school at 288 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 427 events.

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