BD23 6RN

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Skipton
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 6QF 69 m
BD23 6QD 81 m
BD23 6QR 83 m
BD23 6QE 97 m
BD23 6RP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 6RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 6
Latitude
53.977729
Longitude
-1.991247
British National Grid easting
400,672
British National Grid northing
453,517

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
E00140294
Lower layer super output area
Craven 009E · E01027561
Middle layer super output area
Craven 009 · E02007041

Postcode source versions

Explore BD23

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, West Lane, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6RN 19 December 2024 £189,000
20, West Lane, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6RN 6 March 2018 £183,000
16, West Lane, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6RN 12 May 2016 £187,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. Embsay Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    329 m
  2. Otley Street Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    2.2 km
  3. Brougham Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
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.

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
100%

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

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    2.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dalacres Drive

    BCT · Embsay

    0.0 miles
  • Dalacres Drive

    BCT · Embsay

    0.1 miles
  • Brackenly Lane

    BCT · Embsay

    0.1 miles
  • Embsay (Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway)

    MET · Embsay

    0.1 miles
  • Brackenly Lane

    BCT · Embsay

    0.2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £189,000 from 1 recorded sale in BD23 6RN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. Embsay Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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