DL8 2AE

Bedale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedale
Ward
Bedale
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 1EY 43 m
DL8 2AF 46 m
DL8 1ET 133 m
DL8 1EX 145 m
DL8 1UH 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 2AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2
Latitude
54.285238
Longitude
-1.598099
British National Grid easting
426,263
British National Grid northing
487,807

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
E00140447
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 006A · E01027587
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 006 · E02005755

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Masham Road, Bedale, DL8 2AE 28 June 2024 £269,500
28, Masham Road, Bedale, DL8 2AE 6 June 2023 £450,000
8, Masham Road, Bedale, DL8 2AE 20 January 2020 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Mowbray Academy

    Academy special converter

    199 m
  2. Bedale Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    372 m
  3. Bedale High School

    Community school

    485 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 122
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Public order 13
  • Vehicle crime 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

21 female, 21 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.1
DL8 2 residents
4,511

Age bands in DL8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

622 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

417 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

851 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

1,326 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

1,101 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL8 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
95%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
5%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82066

    328 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wycar Bowling Green

    BCT · Bedale

    0.2 miles
  • Eccles Heddon Solicitors

    BCT · Bedale

    0.3 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Bedale

    0.3 miles
  • Bedale School

    BCT · Bedale

    0.4 miles
  • Fitzalan Road

    BCT · Bedale

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 006A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,479 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £359,750 from 2 recorded sales in DL8 2AE. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mowbray Academy is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 122 events.

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