BB18 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire

Where is BB18?

Broadband & internet speeds in BB18

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the BB18 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 563 postcodes Ofcom measures in BB18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.

Around 0% of premises in BB18 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BB18

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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BB18

Police recorded 45 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BB18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BB18

Based on 233 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BB18 is £159,950, up 6.6% on the previous year (£150,000).

Latest recorded sales in BB18

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? North Yorkshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider North Yorkshire district (615,491 residents, 274,381 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BB18

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BB18

134 rated food businesses operate in BB18. 99 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 23 The Grill, Adams Family, AJ's Bar & Grill, Albert Road Fisheries, Aldi Stores Ltd (Bolton).

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BB18

From a sample of 169 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BB18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for North Yorkshire

Landlines around BB18 typically use:

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What's it like living in BB18?

Postcodes in BB18

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.