BD23 6NU postcode in Embsay, North Yorkshire

BD23 6NU is a postcode in Embsay, in the Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BD23 6NU can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £399,950 Homes sold in BD23 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Skipton 3.0 km in a straight line

Where BD23 6NU is, and what is near it

Map of BD23 6NU and what is near it Map of BD23 6NU: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the BD23 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. BD23 6BA: also in BD23 6BD23 6NF: also in BD23 6BD23 6NG: also in BD23 6BD23 6NN: also in BD23 6BD23 6NP: also in BD23 6BD23 6NQ: also in BD23 6BD23 6NR: also in BD23 6BD23 6NS: also in BD23 6BD23 6NT: also in BD23 6BD23 6NW: also in BD23 6BD23 6NX: also in BD23 6BD23 6PA: also in BD23 6BD23 6PB: also in BD23 6BD23 6PD: also in BD23 6BD23 6PE: also in BD23 6BD23 6PN: also in BD23 6BD23 6PX: also in BD23 6BD23 6PY: also in BD23 6BD23 6PZ: also in BD23 6BD23 6QA: also in BD23 6BD23 6QB: also in BD23 6BD23 6QD: also in BD23 6BD23 6QE: also in BD23 6BD23 6QF: also in BD23 6BD23 6QH: also in BD23 6BD23 6QJ: also in BD23 6BD23 6QL: also in BD23 6BD23 6QN: also in BD23 6BD23 6QP: also in BD23 6BD23 6QQ: also in BD23 6BD23 6QR: also in BD23 6BD23 6QT: also in BD23 6BD23 6QU: also in BD23 6BD23 6QW: also in BD23 6BD23 6QX: also in BD23 6BD23 6QY: also in BD23 6BD23 6QZ: also in BD23 6BD23 6RA: also in BD23 6BD23 6RB: also in BD23 6BD23 6RH: also in BD23 6BD23 6RJ: also in BD23 6BD23 6RL: also in BD23 6BD23 6RN: also in BD23 6BD23 6RP: also in BD23 6BD23 6RQ: also in BD23 6BD23 6RW: also in BD23 6 Dyneley House Surgery 2.4 kmAddingham Surgery 8.3 kmEmbsay BD23 6NU Map of BD23 6NU and what is near it Map of BD23 6NU: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the BD23 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 2.7 kmEmbsay BD23 6NU
  • BD23 6NU
  • Other postcodes in BD23 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 2 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.9785, longitude -1.9941)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BD23 6NU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BD23 6NU?

Every home and business at BD23 6NU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BD23 6NU 100% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BD23 6NU 100% North Yorkshire 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BD23 6NU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BD23 6NU.

Check the bin days for BD23 6NU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BD23 6NU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BD23 6NU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BD23 6NU: 10,517 properties in North Yorkshire are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for North Yorkshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BD23 6NU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BD23 6NU?

Homes in BD23 6 sold for a typical £399,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£399,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£395,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £585,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £358,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £272,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BD23 district: a typical £277,475 from 440 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BD23 6NU

HM Land Registry records 8 standard sales of homes in BD23 6NU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 January 2026. The middle price was £420,000, from £143,117 to £590,000. Across BD23 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £399,950. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BD23 6NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around BD23 6NU. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BD23 6NU

Band D in North Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,544. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,696 (band A) to £4,241 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,544.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (6%)£1,696
Band Babout 90 (9%)£1,979
Band Cabout 210 (22%)£2,262
Band Dabout 270 (28%)£2,544
Band Eabout 210 (22%)£3,110
Band Fabout 80 (8%)£3,675
Band Gabout 50 (5%)£4,241
Band Hwithheld£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

Averages for North Yorkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BD23 6NU is in (ONS area E01027561), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest open schools to BD23 6NU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BD23 6NU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BD23 6NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BD23 6NU is Skipton Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Skipton Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Cononley Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Embsay (Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway) Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dalacres Drive, 282 m away.

More stations near BD23 6NU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BD23 6NU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BD23 6NU?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BD23 6NU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest to the centre of BD23 6NU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BD23 6NU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BD23 6NU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BD23 6NU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BD23 6NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of BD23 6NU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BD23 6NU in a conservation area?

The centre of BD23 6NU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BD23 6NU?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BD23 6NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BD23 6NU

Ward
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
Parish
Embsay with Eastby
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Embsay
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BD23 6NX80 mBD23 6NG150 mBD23 6NR150 mBD23 6PA150 mBD23 6NS160 mBD23 6PB170 m
All of BD23

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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