BD1 1US Bradford
Live postcode, introduced August 2015. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Bradford in 2026-27: Band D £2,361 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,574 | £1,836 | £2,098 | £2,361 | £2,885 | £3,410 | £3,935 | £4,721 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (69% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- National Westminster Bank, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Arndale House, Charles Street, city centre, permissioned (110 m)
- Church Bank/Vicar Lane, City Centre, permissioned (150 m)
- Well Street, permissioned (180 m)
- Law Russell House, 63 Vicar Lane, permissioned (190 m)
- 5 Cheapside, City Centre, not permissioned (200 m)
- 8-10 Picadilly, permissioned (250 m)
- Land to rear of Cathedral House, City Centre: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 12 Picadilly, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 26 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 65 addresses are between 98 m and 103 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 78 within 800 m; nearest Little Germany Bradford | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 300 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Vicar Lane, Bradford GeniePoint | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgate Dental | 570 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 28 Bank Street Halifax | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | Seymour Street Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,000 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Wool Exchange, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m west. 227 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wool Exchange | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m west |
| St George's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| The National Westminster Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| Law Russell Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 65 |
58 of the postcode's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 93% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.