LS21 2JZ

Washburn & Birstwith · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Otley
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Postcode district
LS21
Postcode sector
LS21 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS21 2LA 310 m
LS21 2JY 316 m
LS21 2QN 462 m
LS21 2QL 521 m
LS21 2JX 606 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS21 2JZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS21
Postcode sector
LS21 2
Latitude
53.925352
Longitude
-1.649816
British National Grid easting
423,094
British National Grid northing
447,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007375
Westminster constituency
Skipton and Ripon · E14001475
Output area
E00141240
Lower layer super output area
Harrogate 018C · E01027734
Middle layer super output area
Harrogate 018 · E02005778

Postcode source versions

Explore LS21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill House, Leathley Lane, Leathley, Otley, LS21 2JZ 28 May 2003 £960,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Otley the Whartons Primary School

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    2.8 km
  2. Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km
  3. Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College

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    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
LS21 2 residents
7,422

Age bands in LS21 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,239 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

681 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

1,457 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

2,251 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,882 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS21 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CHEVIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 BRIDGE STREET, OTLEY, LS21 1BQ

    ODS code B86032

    3.5 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

    WESTGATE, OTLEY, LS21 3HD

    ODS code B86029

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hall

    BCT · Leathley

    0.5 miles
  • Park Farm House

    BCT · Leathley

    0.5 miles
  • Letter Box

    BCT · Farnley

    0.9 miles
  • Letter Box

    BCT · Farnley

    0.9 miles
  • School

    BCT · Farnley

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrogate 018C, 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

22,826 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 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.

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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Otley the Whartons Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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