BD23 4SY

Bowland · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Skipton
Ward
Bowland
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BB7 4TR 1.2 km
BB7 4FG 1.2 km
BD23 4SX 1.6 km
BB7 4TS 2.0 km
BD23 4SQ 2.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 4SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 4
Latitude
53.982832
Longitude
-2.377789
British National Grid easting
375,323
British National Grid northing
454,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Bowland · E05012002
Parish or community
E04005257
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128516
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 001B · E01025320
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 001 · E02005270

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Forest Beck Farmhouse, Tosside, Skipton, BD23 4SY 17 August 2010 £775,000
Forest Beck Farmhouse, Tosside, Skipton, BD23 4SY 11 August 2006 £650,000
Shays Farm, Tosside, Skipton, BD23 4SY 11 July 2002 £286,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
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 0.3% 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
14.3%

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

  • SLAIDBURN HEALTH CENTRE

    TOWNEND, SLAIDBURN, CLITHEROE, BB7 3EP

    ODS code P81620

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Higher Stoneybank Fm

    BCT · Slaidburn

    0.6 miles
  • Standride Farm Road

    BCT · Slaidburn

    1.1 miles
  • Hub

    BCT · Gisburn Forest

    1.2 miles
  • Hub Entrance

    BCT · Gisburn Forest

    1.2 miles
  • Higher Edge Farm

    BCT · Slaidburn

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 001B, 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

15,398 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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