BD23 2RW

Skipton West & West Craven · 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 2QS 65 m
BD23 2QH 75 m
BD23 2UR 199 m
BD23 2QT 201 m
BD23 2QJ 270 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 2RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 2
Latitude
53.948230
Longitude
-2.016712
British National Grid easting
399,001
British National Grid northing
450,235

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
E00140411
Lower layer super output area
Craven 006D · E01027582
Middle layer super output area
Craven 006 · E02005747

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dales Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Skipton, BD23 2RW 30 April 2024 £3,975,000
Unit A, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Skipton, BD23 2RW 15 January 2021 £1,200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Craven Pupil Referral Service

    Pupil referral unit

    301 m
  2. Greatwood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    779 m
  3. Brooklands School

    Community special school

    785 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 352
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Shoplifting 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Public order 58

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

    1.4 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

  • Snaygill Industrial Estate

    BCT · Skipton

    0.0 miles
  • Snaygill Industrial Estate

    BCT · High Bradley

    0.1 miles
  • Farm Croft

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Bold Venture Garage

    BCT · Skipton

    0.2 miles
  • Cawder Road

    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.

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 £3,975,000 from 1 recorded sale in BD23 2RW. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Craven Pupil Referral Service is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 352 events.

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