BD23 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD23 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD23
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.7%
Gigabit-capable
59.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.7%
Broadband availability in the BD23 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,372 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.9%.
Around 1.7% of premises in BD23 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 BD23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD23 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BD23 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BD23 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD23 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 1AJ | 71.4% | 71.4% |
| BD23 1AP | 100% | 33.3% |
| BD23 1AS | 100% | 0% |
| BD23 1AT | 100% | 97.1% |
| BD23 1AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around North Yorkshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider North Yorkshire district (328,924 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
22.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in BD23
Based on 444 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD23 is £265,000, down 7.0% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£490,000
92 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
112 sales
Terraced
£198,000
176 sales
Flat / maisonette
£173,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | BD23 5JA | |
| 15 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Whernside Road | BD23 1FX |
| 12 May 2026 | £186,000 | Terraced | Marina Crescent | BD23 1TR |
| 11 May 2026 | £450,000 | Other | Hebden Road | BD23 5DG |
| 7 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Fairfax Street | BD23 2DP |
| 7 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | BD23 6LA | |
| 7 May 2026 | £367,000 | Semi-detached | Dalacres Drive | BD23 6RP |
| 7 May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | Pembroke Street | BD23 2NE |
| 7 May 2026 | £220,000 | Detached | High Bank | BD23 5BU |
| 6 May 2026 | £138,500 | Terraced | Brookside | BD23 2HP |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.1% |
| 15–29 | 18.9% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 23% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 18.7% |
| Social rented | 7.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BD23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipton Girls' High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 862 | BD23 1QL |
| Ermysted's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 836 | BD23 1PL |
| The Skipton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 736 | BD23 1UQ |
| Upper Wharfedale School | Secondary | 11–16 | 351 | BD23 5BS |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 221 | BD23 2ES |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 215 | BD23 1PE |
| Greatwood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | BD23 2SJ |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 148 | BD23 1PJ |
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 BD23
389 rated food businesses operate in BD23. 277 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: &then Tasting Deli, Abbeyfield Woodlands, Ackroyd's Wine Bar, AJ Cafe - Bistro, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD23
From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BD23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
35%
Band D
48%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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
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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.