The typical property in BD23

BD23 sits in North Yorkshire Council (formerly Craven District) and covers Skipton, Gargrave, Cracoe, Embsay and surrounding Yorkshire Dales villages. Skipton has a historic market town centre dominated by Skipton Castle (Grade I-listed Norman castle, one of the best-preserved medieval castles in England) and a conservation area covering the High Street with its weekly outdoor market. Housing is mixed: stone-built listed and unlisted buildings on and near the High Street, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, and significant newer estate development from the 1980s onwards.

Skipton station sits on the Airedale Line and is also the terminus of the Carlisle services running over the Settle-Carlisle line. The station provides direct services to Leeds in around 40 minutes, with onward connections to London Kings Cross (typically around 3 hours 30 minutes total). The A65 Leeds-Kendal road runs through Skipton. The Yorkshire Dales National Park boundary runs to the north.

Employment patterns include retail, agriculture, tourism, the council and commuting into Bradford and Leeds. Demographics skew older and more affluent than the wider Yorkshire average.

North Yorkshire Council operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on the older stone-built solid-wall stock.