BD23 4RS

Settle & Penyghent · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 4RT 710 m
BD23 4SP 1.4 km
BD23 4RH 1.5 km
BD23 4SR 1.8 km
BD23 4SN 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 4RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 4
Latitude
53.985063
Longitude
-2.282285
British National Grid easting
381,587
British National Grid northing
454,370

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007089
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140365
Lower layer super output area
Craven 003D · E01027573
Middle layer super output area
Craven 003 · E02005744

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
North Thornber, Wigglesworth, Skipton, BD23 4RS 8 July 2015 £400,000
East Thornber, Wigglesworth, Skipton, BD23 4RS 8 November 2006 £580,000
East Thornber, Wigglesworth, Skipton, BD23 4RS 22 March 2002 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Hellifield Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km
  2. Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.4
BD23 4 residents
3,661

Age bands in BD23 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

476 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

319 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

600 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,165 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,010 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BD23 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Wigglesworth

    1.6 miles
  • The Plough Inn

    BCT · Wigglesworth

    1.6 miles
  • The Plough Inn

    BCT · Wigglesworth

    1.6 miles
  • Long Preston Rail Station

    RLY · Long Preston

    2.5 miles
  • Long Preston Rail Station

    RSE · Long Preston

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 003D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,209 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hellifield Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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