# BD23 6QJ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

BD23 6QJ is a postcode in North Yorkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Yorkshire. Open the map at BD23 6QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [BD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd23) › [BD23 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd23-6)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Craven 009E: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **Skipton, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **No property in BD23 6QJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Craven 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **£270,080 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BD23 6QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BD23 6QJ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Embsay Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/embsay-church-of-england-primary-school-e152338) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £158,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £189,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,080** (August 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,080 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Craven 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Craven 009E has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Craven 009E was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 12,004th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,915** (2021). Craven 009E had 1,915 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,890th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Craven 009E, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BD23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £273,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD23 was £273,000 in 2025. Joint 934th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,941** (2021). BD23 had 29,941 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 931st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BD23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.9%** (January 2026). In BD23, 79.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Centre: 53.9763, -1.9932

Council: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Skipton and Ripon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/skipton-and-ripon): Sir Julian Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9932,53.9763,BD236QJ

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