BD23 9AF

Skipton West & West Craven · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD23 9ZZ 0 m
BD23 0AR 10 m
BD23 1XT 10 m
BD23 2DG 10 m
BD23 2HL 10 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD23 9AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2005
Terminated
1 October 2012
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD23
Postcode sector
BD23 9
Latitude
53.957729
Longitude
-2.025891
British National Grid easting
398,399
British National Grid northing
451,292

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
E00140404
Lower layer super output area
Craven 006F · E01034957
Middle layer super output area
Craven 006 · E02005747

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    359 m
  2. Brooklands School

    Community special school

    432 m
  3. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    609 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 420
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • DYNELEY HOUSE SURGERY

    NEWMARKET STREET, SKIPTON, BD23 2HZ

    ODS code B82053

    824 m

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

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Skipton Rail Station

    RLY · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Skipton Rail Station

    RSE · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Outside Rail Station

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles
  • Opp Kwick Fit

    BCT · Skipton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Craven 006F, 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

15,348 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 420 events.

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