DL8 2PJ

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 2QT 57 m
DL8 2QU 72 m
DL8 2QS 114 m
DL8 2QR 136 m
DL8 2QP 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 2PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2
Latitude
54.219842
Longitude
-1.573368
British National Grid easting
427,917
British National Grid northing
480,540

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
E04007294
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00140690
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 007B · E01027628
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 007 · E02005756

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Meadow Lane, Nosterfield, Bedale, DL8 2PJ 22 March 2024 £749,950
5, Meadow Lane, Nosterfield, Bedale, DL8 2PJ 1 September 2023 £624,950
3, Meadow Lane, Nosterfield, Bedale, DL8 2PJ 1 August 2023 £699,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  2. North Stainley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km
  3. Snape Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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
0%
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

  • The Freemasons Arms

    BCT · Nosterfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Freemasons Arms

    BCT · Nosterfield

    0.1 miles
  • Thornborough Village

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.0 miles
  • Thornborough Village

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.0 miles
  • Nosterfield Road End

    BCT · West Tanfield

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 007B, 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

17,799 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 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

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 £637,475 from 6 recorded sales in DL8 2PJ. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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