BD23 6EX

Wharfedale · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 6EY 114 m
BD23 6AL 305 m
BD23 6EZ 702 m
BD23 6AJ 835 m
BD23 6HY 841 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 6EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 6
Latitude
53.981536
Longitude
-1.891033
British National Grid easting
407,244
British National Grid northing
453,946

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007062
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00189796
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009D · E01027557
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
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. The Boyle and Petyt Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  2. Wharfedale Montessori School

    Other independent school

    4.0 km
  3. Addingham Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Other theft 5
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.5
BD23 6 residents
3,999

Age bands in BD23 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

568 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

324 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

661 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,158 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

1,077 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BD23 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
69.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
69.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
69.2%
Gigabit-capable
69.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
69.2%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
76.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ADDINGHAM SURGERY

    ADDINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, 151A MAIN STREET, ADDINGHAM, ILKLEY, LS29 0LZ

    ODS code B83620

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green

    BCT · Bolton Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Green

    BCT · Bolton Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Cavendish Memorial

    BCT · Storiths

    0.4 miles
  • Cavendish Memorial

    BCT · Storiths

    0.4 miles
  • Bolton Bridge

    BCT · Bolton Abbey

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 009D, 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

16,755 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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