BD23 6NL

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 6NF 16 m
BD23 6NQ 21 m
BD23 6BA 56 m
BD23 6RH 125 m
BD23 6NG 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 6NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 6
Latitude
53.979760
Longitude
-1.992253
British National Grid easting
400,606
British National Grid northing
453,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04012268
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00140292
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009E · E01027561
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
14
Primary
6
Secondary
3
  1. Embsay Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    185 m
  2. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    2.4 km
  3. Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

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 straight-line

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Dalacres Drive

    BCT · Embsay

    0.2 miles
  • Dalacres Drive

    BCT · Embsay

    0.2 miles
  • Laurel Croft

    BCT · Embsay

    0.2 miles
  • Laurel Croft

    BCT · Embsay

    0.2 miles
  • Brackenly Lane

    BCT · Embsay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 009E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,925 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Embsay Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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