DL8 1AU
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Property report — DL8 1AU
Open-data due diligence for DL8 1AU and the area around it.
DL8 1AU in brief: 33 recorded sales (£59,950–£430,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL8 1AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL8 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£333,643
Population
10,125
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
70%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL8 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | £220,000 | SLATERS COTTAGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2024-12-20 | £270,000 | SUNSKIP BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2024-08-23 | £280,000 | HEDWORTH BACK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £420,000 | ASCOUGH HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2023-10-20 | £252,500 | SUNSKIP BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2022-03-01 | £237,500 | HEDWORTH BACK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-26 | £325,000 | MORSE COTTAGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2019-06-18 | £260,000 | ASCOUGH LODGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2018-07-12 | £295,000 | THE MILLSTONE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2018-06-27 | £275,000 | THE NOOK BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2014-09-12 | £215,000 | SUNNY VIEW BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2013-05-31 | £125,000 | DAVY COTTAGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2011-12-16 | £207,500 | GREYSTONES BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2010-08-27 | £430,000 | HIGHFIELDS BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2009-11-30 | £400,000 | HIGHFIELD VIEW BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2009-04-02 | £405,000 | 1, HIGHFIELD HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2007-05-21 | £290,000 | TANGLEWOOD BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2006-10-19 | £250,000 | AISKEW GARTH BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2006-03-28 | £232,000 | ASCOUGH LODGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2005-12-09 | £210,000 | SUNSKIP BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2004-04-13 | £220,000 | AISKEW GARTH BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2003-09-12 | £147,000 | SUNSKIP BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2003-07-28 | £237,000 | LOMOND HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2002-11-29 | £149,950 | ASCOUGH HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2002-10-14 | £153,000 | ASCOUGH LODGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2002-07-19 | £65,000 | LOMOND HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2001-12-20 | £119,950 | ASCOUGH LODGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2001-04-10 | £270,000 | CHERRYTREE HOUSE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2000-11-01 | £142,000 | MORSE COTTAGE BACK LANE | Detached |
| 2000-08-25 | £113,000 | 2 BACK LANE | Detached |
| 1999-05-21 | £115,000 | LOWFIELD BACK LANE | Detached |
| 1998-08-14 | £68,100 | SUNSKIP BACK LANE | Detached |
| 1998-07-17 | £59,950 | SLATERS COTTAGE BACK LANE | Detached |
33 recorded sales on DL8 1AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedale Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bedale High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Crakehall Church of England Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Snape Community Primary School | 2.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School | 2.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: GLEBE HOUSE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · MASHAM & KIRKBY MALZEARD SURGERY (5.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BEECHWOOD HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · POLICE STATION (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · SIGNAL BOX OPPOSITE PARK HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · WELL (0.4 mi) · DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (5.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Bedale (Wensleydale Railway) (0.2 mi) · Leeming Bar (Wensleydale Railway) (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (5.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 4,460
Owned 68% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL8 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL8 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL8 1AU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL8 | SectorDL8 1 | PostcodeDL8 1AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £367,415 | £333,643 | £226,044 |
| Population | 23,703 | 10,125 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 3 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 48% | 70% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 81% | 86% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL8 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.