BD23 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The BD23 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, Pendle, Ribble Valley. Area Scores range from 36 to 77 across them. Every full BD23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD23 district contains both ends of the scale: Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale at 77 out of 100 (#1,561 of 6,856 in England) against Barnoldswick South at 37, a 40-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 10 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £147,950 in Barnoldswick South to £519,000 in Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor — a 3.5× gap within the BD23 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — North Yorkshire, Pendle and Ribble Valley — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,132a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime38per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BD23 district

£273,000median home sold over the past year · +11.4% over 5 years · -3.5% over the year · 527 sales
Detached£549,500
Semi-detached£316,500
Terraced£210,000
Flat£175,000
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Skipton North & Upper WharfedaleNorth Yorkshire 1,56177 £429,500
Skipton Town & EastNorth Yorkshire 1,57577 £282,000
Sutton & CrosshillsNorth Yorkshire 1,58277 £250,000
Carleton, Cowling & CononleyNorth Yorkshire 1,80874 £253,500
Settle, Hellifield & HortonNorth Yorkshire 1,84973 £291,000
Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton MoorNorth Yorkshire 1,96571 £519,000
Waddington, Gisburn & SlaidburnRibble Valley 2,64461 £415,000
Earby & SalterforthPendle 3,80944 £170,000
Skipton SouthNorth Yorkshire 4,05641 £189,975
Barnoldswick SouthPendle 4,33737 £147,950

People living in BD23 Census 2021

Residents74,849
Median age (est.)49
Density51per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades15%
Associate professional12%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BD23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD23 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD23.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.