DL6 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL6 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.4%
Gigabit-capable
46.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the DL6 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 662 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.4%.
Around 0.9% of premises in DL6 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 DL6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL6 1AA | 100% | 88.6% |
| DL6 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| DL6 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DL6 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DL6 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DL6 1AH | 100% | 26.7% |
| DL6 1AJ | 100% | 55.6% |
| DL6 1AL | 100% | 83.3% |
| DL6 1AN | 100% | 72.7% |
| DL6 1AP | 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 DL6
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL6 is £249,500, down 2.2% on the previous year (£255,000).
Detached
£385,000
65 sales
Semi-detached
£229,000
66 sales
Terraced
£179,000
49 sales
Flat / maisonette
£73,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £655,000 | Semi-detached | DL6 2AS | |
| 8 May 2026 | £193,500 | Terraced | Goldfinch Way | DL6 2FT |
| 7 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Bankhead Road | DL6 1JE |
| 1 May 2026 | £895,000 | Detached | DL6 2SE | |
| 1 May 2026 | £167,950 | Terraced | Ashlands Road | DL6 1HD |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Hilton Green | DL6 2QG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Vicars Croft | DL6 1JQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £266,000 | Semi-detached | Hawthorn Close | DL6 2GE |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £70,000 | Terraced | Arden Court | DL6 1EW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Brompton Road | DL6 1ED |
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 DL6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northallerton School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,002 | DL6 1ED |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 236 | DL6 1AE |
| Brompton Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 | DL6 2RE |
| Alverton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 194 | DL6 1RB |
| Appleton Wiske Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 75 | DL6 2AA |
| Oakbridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 48 | DL6 2GD |
| Osmotherley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 42 | DL6 3BW |
| Great Smeaton Academy Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 24 | DL6 2EQ |
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 DL6
102 rated food businesses operate in DL6. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AB Fab Club, Abor Site Kitchen, Aldi, Alverton Community Primary School KS2, Anchor Lodge 1337.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL6
From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DL6 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
30%
Band C
22%
Band D
28%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
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
Landlines around DL6 typically use:
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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.