BD23 2RL

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 2FB 0 m
BD23 2PT 64 m
BD23 2PR 66 m
BD23 2PX 81 m
BD23 2EB 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.955861
Longitude
-2.015558
British National Grid easting
399,077
British National Grid northing
451,084

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
E00140398
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. Greatwood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    309 m
  2. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    377 m
  3. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    430 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Public order 72

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

    524 m

Nearby transport

  • Romille Street

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Bowers Wharf

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Bridge

    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. Greatwood Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 452 events.

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