DL8 1GF

Bedale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bedale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 1AQ 22 m
DL8 1DR 54 m
DL8 1ED 60 m
DL8 1UP 65 m
DL8 1AB 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1GF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.289488
Longitude
-1.592635
British National Grid easting
426,616
British National Grid northing
488,282

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Bedale · E05014255
Parish or community
E04007137
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00140451
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 006B · E01027588
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 006 · E02005755

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Bedale Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    498 m
  2. Bedale High School

    Community school

    620 m
  3. Mowbray Academy

    Academy special converter

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 129
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Public order 15
  • Other theft 10

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 straight-line

  • GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82066

    419 m

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Bedale

    0.1 miles
  • Eccles Heddon Solicitors

    BCT · Bedale

    0.1 miles
  • Wycar Bowling Green

    BCT · Bedale

    0.2 miles
  • Bedale (Wensleydale Railway)

    MET · Bedale

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary & St Josephs Church

    BCT · Aiskew

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,376 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bedale Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 129 events.

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