DL8 1BF

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 1DG 20 m
DL8 1NJ 252 m
DL8 1NQ 289 m
DL8 1PR 392 m
DL8 1NH 393 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.339550
Longitude
-1.654370
British National Grid easting
422,570
British National Grid northing
493,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007492
Output area
E00141350
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006B · E01027756
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Farmstead, 2 East Courtyard, Hornby, Bedale, DL8 1BF 23 July 2025 £680,000
The Old Farmstead, 2 East Courtyard, Hornby, Bedale, DL8 1BF 18 December 2024 £660,000
The Old Farmstead, 3 East Courtyard, Hornby, Bedale, DL8 1BF 29 August 2024 £338,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km
  2. Crakehall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km
  3. Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
DL8 1 residents
4,668

Age bands in DL8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

702 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

363 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

899 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,493 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

1,370 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL8 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • CATTERICK VILLAGE SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, CATTERICK, RICHMOND, DL10 7LD

    ODS code B82023

    4.6 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

  • Yarborough Close

    BCT · Tunstall

    1.4 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Tunstall

    1.4 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Tunstall

    1.4 miles
  • Beck

    BCT · Tunstall

    1.4 miles
  • Beck

    BCT · Tunstall

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,881 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £499,000 from 4 recorded sales in DL8 1BF. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Possession of weapons with 1 events.

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