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DL8 2SU

Bedale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2SX 42 m
DL8 2TD 48 m
DL8 2ST 50 m
DL8 2SY 52 m
DL8 2TU 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 2SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2
Latitude
54.253893
Longitude
-1.590898
British National Grid easting
426,752
British National Grid northing
484,322

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Snape Community Primary School

    Community school

    140 m

  2. Mowbray Academy

    Academy special converter

    3.3 km

  3. Bedale High School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

10 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL8 2 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
100%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82066

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Laurel House

    BCT · Thorpe Perrow

    0.0 miles

  • The Castle Arms Inn

    BCT · Thorpe Perrow

    0.0 miles

  • Millbank Arms

    BCT · Well

    1.5 miles

  • Millbank Arms

    BCT · Well

    1.5 miles

  • Bedale School

    BCT · Bedale

    2.1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Snape Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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