DL9 3JQ

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL9
Postcode sector
DL9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL9 3JB 46 m
DL9 3JA 173 m
DL9 3EN 180 m
DL9 3JS 191 m
DL9 4AE 231 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL9 3JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL9
Postcode sector
DL9 3
Latitude
54.373596
Longitude
-1.721353
British National Grid easting
418,200
British National Grid northing
497,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007523
Output area
E00171346
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 004E · E01027771
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 004 · E02005785

Postcode source versions

Explore DL9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Cambrai Primary School

    Free schools

    556 m
  2. Risedale School

    Community school

    668 m
  3. Hipswell Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    781 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL9 3 residents
6,077

Age bands in DL9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.8%

1,329 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.5%

1,136 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.6%

2,253 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.7%

800 residents

Age 65 and over
5.5%

321 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAREWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    42 RICHMOND ROAD, CATTERICK GARRISON, DL9 3JD

    ODS code B82104

    294 m

  • THE FRIARY SURGERY

    QUEENS ROAD, RICHMOND, DL10 4UJ

    ODS code B82072

    3.7 km

  • QUAKERS LANE SURGERY

    QUAKERS LANE, RICHMOND, DL10 4BB

    ODS code B82034

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Catterick Camp Centre

    BCT · Catterick Garrison

    0.0 miles
  • Catterick Camp Centre

    BCT · Catterick Garrison

    0.0 miles
  • Tesco Superstore

    BCT · Catterick Garrison

    0.2 miles
  • Catterick Road Old Dental Centre

    BCT · Catterick Garrison

    0.2 miles
  • Dental Centre

    BCT · Catterick Garrison

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 004E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,622 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Cambrai Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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