DL8 5BA

Leyburn & Middleham · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leyburn
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 5AY 17 m
DL8 5EF 23 m
DL8 5AZ 42 m
DL8 5BB 42 m
DL8 5BL 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 5BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 5
Latitude
54.309097
Longitude
-1.828573
British National Grid easting
411,252
British National Grid northing
490,401

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007497
Output area
E00141356
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006F · E01033185
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dale Cottage, Vale Terrace, Leyburn, DL8 5BA 14 November 2023 £225,000
Dale Cottage, Vale Terrace, Leyburn, DL8 5BA 24 March 2021 £250,000
Dale Cottage, Garage At, Vale Terrace, Leyburn, DL8 5BA 21 December 2020 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Leyburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    491 m
  2. Wensleydale School

    Community school

    556 m
  3. Spennithorne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
DL8 5 residents
3,879

Age bands in DL8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

391 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

330 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.1%

583 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,177 residents

Age 65 and over
35.9%

1,391 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL8 5 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
50%
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

  • LEYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRENTWOOD, LEYBURN, DL8 5EP

    ODS code B82078

    195 m

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

  • Yoredale Ave

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.1 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.1 miles
  • St Matthews Terr

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • Middleham Road

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • Wenslydale School

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 006F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,127 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £225,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL8 5BA. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Leyburn Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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