BD23 6FS

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby · 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 1GH 118 m
BD23 1FX 121 m
BD23 1FY 129 m
BD23 6XD 129 m
BD23 1FZ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 6FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 6
Latitude
53.968238
Longitude
-1.999861
British National Grid easting
400,107
British National Grid northing
452,461

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
E00140384
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009F · E01027576
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
16
Primary
8
Secondary
3
  1. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km
  2. Brougham Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.3 km
  3. Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 241
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Shoplifting 64
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    1.3 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

  • Overdale Park

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Overdale Park

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Uplands

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles
  • Pasture Close

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles
  • Regent Drive

    BCT · Skipton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 009F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,153 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. Otley Street Community Nursery 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

613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 241 events.

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