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DL8 5EQ

Leyburn & Middleham · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Leyburn & Middleham
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 5EU 45 m
DL8 5ES 55 m
DL8 5EY 56 m
DL8 5HA 82 m
DL8 5ET 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 5EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 5
Latitude
54.307885
Longitude
-1.823584
British National Grid easting
411,577
British National Grid northing
490,267

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Electoral ward
Leyburn & Middleham · E05014290
Parish or community
E04007497
Westminster constituency
Richmond and Northallerton · E14001444
Output area
E00141358
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 006G · E01033186
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 006 · E02005787

Postcode source versions

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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

    374 m

  2. Wensleydale School

    Community school

    603 m

  3. Spennithorne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    205 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

  • Middleham Road

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.0 miles

  • St Matthews Terr

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.0 miles

  • Leyburn (Wensleydale Railway)

    MET · Leyburn

    0.1 miles

  • Yoredale Ave

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.3 miles

  • Market Place

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 006G, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,426 of 33,755

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

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

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 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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