DL8 1TE

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 1TB 222 m
DL8 1SZ 268 m
DL8 1SY 322 m
DL8 1SR 344 m
DL8 1TD 353 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 1TE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 1
Latitude
54.298404
Longitude
-1.679191
British National Grid easting
420,977
British National Grid northing
489,245

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007512
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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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Newton Bank, Newton Le Willows, Bedale, DL8 1TE 31 March 2022 £850,000
Newton Bank, Newton Le Willows, Bedale, DL8 1TE 25 October 1996 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Aysgarth School

    Other independent school

    286 m
  2. Crakehall Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km
  3. Hunton and Arrathorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Newton-le-Willows

    0.4 miles
  • The Green Tree

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.0 miles
  • The Green Tree

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.0 miles
  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.2 miles
  • Old Rectory

    BCT · Patrick Brompton

    1.2 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £850,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL8 1TE. 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

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Aysgarth School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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