DL8 2AF postcode in Bedale, North Yorkshire

DL8 2AF is a postcode in Bedale, in the Bedale ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Thirsk and Malton 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 DL8 2AF can get it Across North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in DL8 2, last 12 months. ▼ 1.8% on the year before Nearest station Northallerton 11.5 km in a straight line

Where DL8 2AF is, and what is near it

Map of DL8 2AF and what is near it Map of DL8 2AF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the DL8 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DL8 2AA: also in DL8 2DL8 2AB: also in DL8 2DL8 2AD: also in DL8 2DL8 2AE: also in DL8 2DL8 2AG: also in DL8 2DL8 2AH: also in DL8 2DL8 2AJ: also in DL8 2DL8 2AL: also in DL8 2DL8 2AN: also in DL8 2DL8 2AP: also in DL8 2DL8 2AQ: also in DL8 2DL8 2AR: also in DL8 2DL8 2AS: also in DL8 2DL8 2AT: also in DL8 2DL8 2AU: also in DL8 2DL8 2AW: also in DL8 2DL8 2AY: also in DL8 2DL8 2AZ: also in DL8 2DL8 2BA: also in DL8 2DL8 2BB: also in DL8 2DL8 2BD: also in DL8 2DL8 2BE: also in DL8 2DL8 2BG: also in DL8 2DL8 2BH: also in DL8 2DL8 2BJ: also in DL8 2DL8 2BN: also in DL8 2DL8 2BP: also in DL8 2DL8 2BQ: also in DL8 2DL8 2BW: also in DL8 2DL8 2DA: also in DL8 2DL8 2DB: also in DL8 2DL8 2DD: also in DL8 2DL8 2DE: also in DL8 2DL8 2DF: also in DL8 2DL8 2DG: also in DL8 2DL8 2DH: also in DL8 2DL8 2DJ: also in DL8 2DL8 2DL: also in DL8 2DL8 2DN: also in DL8 2DL8 2DQ: also in DL8 2DL8 2DT: also in DL8 2DL8 2DU: also in DL8 2DL8 2DX: also in DL8 2DL8 2DY: also in DL8 2DL8 2DZ: also in DL8 2DL8 2EA: also in DL8 2DL8 2EB: also in DL8 2DL8 2ED: also in DL8 2DL8 2EE: also in DL8 2DL8 2EF: also in DL8 2DL8 2EG: also in DL8 2DL8 2EH: also in DL8 2DL8 2EJ: also in DL8 2DL8 2EL: also in DL8 2DL8 2EN: also in DL8 2DL8 2EP: also in DL8 2DL8 2EQ: also in DL8 2DL8 2EW: also in DL8 2DL8 2FA: also in DL8 2DL8 2SD: also in DL8 2DL8 2UB: also in DL8 2DL8 2UD: also in DL8 2DL8 2UE: also in DL8 2DL8 2UF: also in DL8 2DL8 2UG: also in DL8 2DL8 2UH: also in DL8 2DL8 2UQ: also in DL8 2 GP 8.0 kmNorthallerton station 11.5 kmThirsk station 15.9 kmBedale DL8 2AF Map of DL8 2AF and what is near it Map of DL8 2AF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the DL8 2 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 8.0 kmNorthallerton station 11.5 kmBedale DL8 2AF
  • DL8 2AF
  • Other postcodes in DL8 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 2 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.2850, longitude -1.5975)

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 DL8 2AF?

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 DL8 2AF?

Every home and business at DL8 2AF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL8 2AF 100% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL8 2AF 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 DL8 2AF?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for DL8 2AF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 DL8 2AF 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 DL8 2AF.

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 DL8 2AF: 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 DL8 2AF 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 DL8 2AF?

Homes in DL8 2 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, down 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £403,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 19 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • 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 DL8 district: a typical £293,000 from 255 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 DL8 2AF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DL8 2AF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 November 2025. 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 DL8 2AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around DL8 2AF. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 DL8 2AF

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 B, the most common, is £1,979.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (16%)£1,696
Band Babout 200 (31%)£1,979
Band Cabout 160 (25%)£2,262
Band Dabout 110 (17%)£2,544
Band Eabout 50 (8%)£3,110
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,675
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,241
Band Hfewer than 5£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 34% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 DL8 2AF is in (ONS area E01027587), 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest open schools to DL8 2AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL8 2AF is Northallerton Rail Station, 11.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Northallerton Rail Station Railway station 11.5 kmDrive
  • Thirsk Rail Station Railway station 15.9 kmDrive
  • Bedale (Wensleydale Railway) Underground, metro or tram 800 mWalk

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Wycar Bowling Green, 301 m away.

More stations near DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DL8 2AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 100 kW 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest to the centre of DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL8 2AF, 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 DL8 2AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL8 2AF 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 DL8 2AF in a conservation area?

The centre of DL8 2AF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 DL8 2AF?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL8 2AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Burglary1 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 DL8 2AF

Ward
Bedale
Parish
Bedale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Bedale
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to 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

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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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