Postcode · Skipton

BD23 2JQ area guide

Who lives in BD23 2JQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Skipton Town & East
Council: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population: 1,988 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

BD23 2JQSkipton

At a glance

What BD23 2JQ is like

BD23 2JQ is a postcode in the Skipton Town & East area of North Yorkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,988 people. 65.7% of households own their home, 27.6% rent privately and 6.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in BD23 2 sold for a median of £212,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How BD23 2JQ compares

Headline figures for BD23 2JQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 26.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£212,500

Median over 149 sales in BD23 2, +2.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 12 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£50,526

Average annual income before tax, higher than 43% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BD23 2JQ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
27.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
24% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

BD23 2JQ FAQs

Is BD23 2JQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in BD23 2JQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £212,500.

Homes in BD23 2 sold for a median of £212,500 across 149 sales in the year to August 2026, +2.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is BD23 2JQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around BD23 2JQ, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in BD23 2JQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 65.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (59.8%).

Which council covers BD23 2JQ?

The local authority for BD23 2JQ is North Yorkshire.

BD23 2JQ comes under North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BD23 2JQ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Skipton Rail Station, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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