DL8 9AJ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL8 4YP 0 m
DL8 5AA 0 m
DL8 9AN 0 m
DL8 9AQ 0 m
DL8 5SU 19 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL8 9AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL8
Postcode sector
DL8 9
Latitude
54.311850
Longitude
-1.830944
British National Grid easting
411,097
British National Grid northing
490,707

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Wensleydale School

    Community school

    483 m
  2. Leyburn Primary School

    Academy converter

    599 m
  3. Spennithorne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • 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
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LEYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRENTWOOD, LEYBURN, DL8 5EP

    ODS code B82078

    449 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

  • Market Place

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • Wenslydale School

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • Yoredale Ave

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • Wenslydale School

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.2 miles
  • St Matthews Terr

    BCT · Leyburn

    0.4 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.

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. Wensleydale School is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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