DL8 4YX

Leyburn & Middleham · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 4JB 4 m
DL8 4JA 427 m
DL8 4UG 496 m
DL8 4JD 548 m
DL8 4UQ 951 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 4YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 4
Latitude
54.291441
Longitude
-1.884720
British National Grid easting
407,602
British National Grid northing
488,429

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007539
Output area
E00141393
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 005C · E01027763
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 005 · E02005786

Postcode source versions

Explore DL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Leyburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km
  2. Wensleydale School

    Community school

    4.6 km
  3. Middleham Church of England Aided School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL8 4 residents
2,861

Age bands in DL8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

268 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

225 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

412 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.1%

922 residents

Age 65 and over
32.4%

875 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

  • LEYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRENTWOOD, LEYBURN, DL8 5EP

    ODS code B82078

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Grassgill Lane

    BCT · West Witton

    0.7 miles
  • Grassgill Lane

    BCT · West Witton

    0.7 miles
  • The Fox

    BCT · West Witton

    0.9 miles
  • The Fox

    BCT · West Witton

    0.9 miles
  • Chantry Caravan Park

    BCT · West Witton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 005C, 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

15,705 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Leyburn Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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