DL8 3QA postcode in Hawes and Gayle, North Yorkshire

DL8 3QA is a postcode in Hawes and Gayle, in the Upper Dales ward of North Yorkshire. It is in the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 5 of 6 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Yorkshire: 83% Typical price £303,000 Homes sold in DL8 3, last 12 months. ▲ 12.2% on the year before Nearest station Garsdale 8.8 km in a straight line

Where DL8 3QA is, and what is near it

Map of DL8 3QA and what is near it Map of DL8 3QA: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the DL8 3 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. DL8 3AU: also in DL8 3DL8 3AY: also in DL8 3DL8 3NH: also in DL8 3DL8 3NJ: also in DL8 3DL8 3NL: also in DL8 3DL8 3NP: also in DL8 3DL8 3NR: also in DL8 3DL8 3NS: also in DL8 3DL8 3NT: also in DL8 3DL8 3NW: also in DL8 3DL8 3PR: also in DL8 3DL8 3QF: also in DL8 3DL8 3QG: also in DL8 3DL8 3QH: also in DL8 3DL8 3QL: also in DL8 3DL8 3QP: also in DL8 3DL8 3QQ: also in DL8 3DL8 3QR: also in DL8 3DL8 3QT: also in DL8 3DL8 3QU: also in DL8 3DL8 3QW: also in DL8 3DL8 3QX: also in DL8 3DL8 3QZ: also in DL8 3DL8 3RA: also in DL8 3DL8 3RD: also in DL8 3DL8 3RF: also in DL8 3DL8 3RG: also in DL8 3DL8 3RL: also in DL8 3DL8 3RQ: also in DL8 3DL8 3SN: also in DL8 3DL8 3UW: also in DL8 3DL8 3UZ: also in DL8 3 School 5.8 kmGarsdale station 8.8 kmHawes and Gayle DL8 3QA Map of DL8 3QA and what is near it Map of DL8 3QA: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the DL8 3 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hawes and Gayle DL8 3QA
  • DL8 3QA
  • Other postcodes in DL8 3: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 5 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.3045, longitude -2.1939)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL8 3QA?

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 3QA?

Every home and business at DL8 3QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Yorkshire: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North Yorkshire: 96%

The line marks the figure across North Yorkshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 3QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read North Yorkshire Council's days for DL8 3QA 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 3QA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 6 homes and businesses at DL8 3QA. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

6 homes and businesses at DL8 3QA Low: 5Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 3QA: 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 3QA is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 12:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 12:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DL8 3QA?

Homes in DL8 3 sold for a typical £303,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, up 12.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£303,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£270,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £458,750 12 sales
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £255,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 3QA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DL8 3QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 June 2024. 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 3QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around DL8 3QA. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (55%). 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 3QA

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 C, the most common, is £2,262.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,696
Band Babout 170 (22%)£1,979
Band Cabout 180 (24%)£2,262
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,544
Band Eabout 110 (14%)£3,110
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,675
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,241
Band Hwithheld£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 55% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 3QA is in (ONS area E01027753), rounded by the VOA.

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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 3QA?

The nearest open schools to DL8 3QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL8 3QA, 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 3QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL8 3QA is Garsdale Rail Station, 8.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Garsdale Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
  • Dent Rail Station Railway station 11.3 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dales Countryside Museum, 50 m away.

More stations near DL8 3QA, 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 3QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL8 3QA, 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 3QA?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DL8 3QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 100 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk

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 pharmacies are near DL8 3QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL8 3QA, 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 3QA?

No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of DL8 3QA. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.

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 3QA in a conservation area?

The centre of DL8 3QA 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 DL8 3QA?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL8 3QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Vehicle crime1 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 3QA

Ward
Upper Dales
Parish
Hawes
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Hawes and Gayle
Rural or urban
Smaller 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

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

DL8 3UW60 mDL8 3QT60 mDL8 3NL90 mDL8 3QU120 mDL8 3NH120 mDL8 3AU130 m
All of DL8

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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