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DL8 1FR

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 1RX 0 m
DL8 1RY 73 m
DL8 1RZ 365 m
DL8 1SA 664 m
DL8 1SD 719 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.300833
Longitude
-1.654172
British National Grid easting
422,604
British National Grid northing
489,523

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
E04007512
Westminster constituency
Richmond and Northallerton · E14001444
Output area
E00141365
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006D · E01027758
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Crakehall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

  2. Aysgarth School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

  3. Mowbray Academy

    Academy special converter

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY

    GLEBE HOUSE, 19 FIRBY ROAD, BEDALE, DL8 2AT

    ODS code B82066

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Newton-le-Willows

    0.7 miles

  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    0.8 miles

  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    0.8 miles

  • The Green Tree

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    0.8 miles

  • The Green Tree

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 006D, 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

18,039 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Crakehall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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