DL8 1QR

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 5NJ 284 m
DL8 5GB 530 m
DL8 1QP 606 m
DL8 1QT 838 m
DL8 1QW 963 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1QR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.338560
Longitude
-1.727742
British National Grid easting
417,800
British National Grid northing
493,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007476
Output area
E00141363
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006D · E01027758
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  2. Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km
  3. Cambrai Primary School

    Free schools

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 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 straight-line

  • HAREWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    42 RICHMOND ROAD, CATTERICK GARRISON, DL9 3JD

    ODS code B82104

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hunton

    1.0 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hunton

    1.1 miles
  • Mallard Road

    BCT · Scotton

    1.5 miles
  • Mallard Road

    BCT · Scotton

    1.6 miles
  • Scotton Gardens

    BCT · Scotton

    1.6 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 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 1 events.

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