DL8 postcode area guide — North Yorkshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DL8 postcode district in North Yorkshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DL8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
48.2%
Gigabit-capable
46.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the DL8 postcode district (North Yorkshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,144 postcodes Ofcom measures in DL8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.3%.
Around 2.1% of premises in DL8 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 DL8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DL8 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AB | 100% | 90.9% |
| DL8 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AJ | 0% | 0% |
| DL8 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| DL8 1AS | 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.
Crime in DL8
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DL8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public order | 1 | 100.0% |
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 DL8
Based on 237 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DL8 is £288,000, down 0.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£375,000
103 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
66 sales
Terraced
£230,000
50 sales
Flat / maisonette
£89,950
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in DL8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £260,000 | Detached | Ascough Wynd | DL8 1AT |
| 15 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Cowling Road | DL8 1RN |
| 13 May 2026 | £74,000 | Flat | Greendale Court | DL8 1FB |
| 12 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Oak Tree Close | DL8 1UG |
| 7 May 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | Kingsley Drive | DL8 4PZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Brentwood | DL8 5HT |
| 7 May 2026 | £293,000 | Detached | Beresford Close | DL8 2UF |
| 7 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Fox Covert Close | DL8 1XJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | St Matthews Close | DL8 5HB |
| 5 May 2026 | £560,000 | Detached | Ellerclose Road | DL8 5EZ |
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 DL8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedale High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 555 | DL8 2EQ |
| Wensleydale School | Secondary | 11–16 | 407 | DL8 5HY |
| Bedale Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 316 | DL8 2AT |
| Mowbray Academy | Not applicable | 2–16 | 316 | DL8 2SD |
| Aysgarth School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 229 | DL8 1TF |
| Leyburn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 | DL8 5SD |
| Crakehall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 121 | DL8 1HP |
| Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 119 | DL8 2HX |
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 DL8
241 rated food businesses operate in DL8. 220 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4Bedale, A & A S Collett, A Taste Of Wensleydale, Andys, Arthur's Cakes.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DL8
From a sample of 86 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 DL8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
26%
Band D
45%
Band E
19%
Band F
7%
Band G
2%
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 DL8 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.