# DL8 3RQ: area report for a postcode in North Yorkshire

DL8 3RQ 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 DL8 3RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) › [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8) › [DL8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Richmondshire 005B: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **Garsdale, 8.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **No property in DL8 3RQ 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=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Richmondshire 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **£270,463 average price**: For the whole of North Yorkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL8 3RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL8 3RQ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ
- **2.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hawes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawes-primary-school-e143523) | Primary | 30 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £303,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2023 | £251,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2024 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2024 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CENTRAL DALES PRACTICE (240 m)
- Pharmacies: CENTRAL DALES PHARMACY (150 m)
- Dental practices: THE CENTRAL DALES PRACTICE (240 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Hawes (120 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,463** (July 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,463 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.4×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Richmondshire 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Richmondshire 005B has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Richmondshire 005B was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,220** (2021). Richmondshire 005B had 1,220 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,925th least 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: 44.9%** (January 2026). In Richmondshire 005B, 44.9% 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.

## DL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £289,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL8 was £289,998 in 2025. 1,064th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,140** (2021). DL8 had 19,140 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,237th least 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in DL8 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: 64.6%** (January 2026). In DL8, 64.6% 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: 54.3038, -2.2006

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

## Your MP

- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (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), July 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=-2.2006,54.3038,DL83RQ

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