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DL8 1FN

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 1AJ 465 m
DL8 1JZ 632 m
DL8 1LA 763 m
DL8 1JY 865 m
DL8 1FS 973 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.326082
Longitude
-1.640245
British National Grid easting
423,496
British National Grid northing
492,337

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · E05014312
Parish or community
E04007492
Westminster constituency
Richmond and Northallerton · E14001444
Output area
E00141350
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006B · E01027756
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Crakehall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

  2. Aysgarth School

    Other independent school

    4.3 km

  3. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.3 miles

  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.3 miles

  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Little Crakehall

    1.3 miles

  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Little Crakehall

    1.3 miles

  • The Green Tree

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.5 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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Crakehall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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