DL8 2TL

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 2TE 23 m
DL8 2TU 43 m
DL8 2TD 76 m
DL8 2TB 77 m
DL8 2TT 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 2TL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 2
Latitude
54.254591
Longitude
-1.590154
British National Grid easting
426,800
British National Grid northing
484,400

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

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

    128 m
  2. Mowbray Academy

    Academy special converter

    3.3 km
  3. Bedale High School

    Community school

    3.3 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
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B82066

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Castle Arms Inn

    BCT · Thorpe Perrow

    0.1 miles
  • Laurel House

    BCT · Thorpe Perrow

    0.1 miles
  • Millbank Arms

    BCT · Well

    1.6 miles
  • Millbank Arms

    BCT · Well

    1.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Snape Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 128 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.