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BD23 5BZ

Wharfedale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wharfedale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 5DB 117 m
BD23 5FE 410 m
BD23 5DA 568 m
BD23 5BY 728 m
BD23 5DL 902 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 5BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 5
Latitude
54.070218
Longitude
-1.977781
British National Grid easting
401,552
British National Grid northing
463,808

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Wharfedale · E05014335
Parish or community
E04007086
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140325
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009B · E01027567
Middle layer super output area
Craven 009 · E02007041

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

  2. Threshfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Upper Wharfedale School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
44
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BD23 5 residents
3,234

Age bands in BD23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.2%

341 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

245 residents

Age 25 to 44
13%

433 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,033 residents

Age 65 and over
38.4%

1,280 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.

Nearby transport

  • Elbolton

    BCT · Grassington

    0.7 miles

  • Elbolton

    BCT · Grassington

    0.7 miles

  • Clarendon Hotel

    BCT · Hebden

    0.7 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Hebden

    0.8 miles

  • Clarendon Hotel

    BCT · Hebden

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 009B, 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

22,468 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

44 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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