DL8 2SJ

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 2SL 212 m
DL8 2SW 831 m
DL8 2SN 924 m
HG4 4BF 1.0 km
DL8 2SP 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 2SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2
Latitude
54.246759
Longitude
-1.633661
British National Grid easting
423,970
British National Grid northing
483,513

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
E04007259
Westminster constituency
Thirsk and Malton · E14001544
Output area
E00140483
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 006D · E01027593
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 006 · E02005755

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Watlass Moor Cottages, Bedale, DL8 2SJ 24 October 2002 £173,000
2, Watlass Moor Cottages, Bedale, DL8 2SJ 29 June 2001 £65,500
1, Watlass Moor Cottages, Bedale, DL8 2SJ 30 March 2001 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Snape Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  3. Masham CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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 0.1% 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+
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%

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

  • MASHAM & KIRKBY MALZEARD SURGERY

    9 MARKET PLACE, MASHAM, RIPON, HG4 4DZ

    ODS code B82030

    3.1 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Thornton Watlass

    1.3 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Thornton Watlass

    1.3 miles
  • Low Burton Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    1.5 miles
  • Station Cottages

    BCT · Masham

    1.5 miles
  • The Castle Arms Inn

    BCT · Thorpe Perrow

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 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

17,748 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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