BD1 2ER Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (63% of about 1,540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, City Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 8-24, QUEBEC STREET BD1, grade II
- ALHAMBRA THEATRE, grade II
- Warehouse opposite Gaumont Theatre, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sunwin House, Godwin Street/Sunbridge Road, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Fulton Street/Tetley Street/ Sunbridge Road, City Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Upper Millergate/Sunbridge Rd, City Centre, permissioned (230 m)
- Wilton Car park and buildings, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land buildings south of Sunbridge Rd, City Centre: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 112 Thornton Road, City Centre, permissioned (240 m)
- Tetley Street, City Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 148-151 Sunbridge Road, City Centre, permissioned (280 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 29 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: of the 41 homes the Environment Agency counts, 41 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 58 addresses are between 101 m and 102 m above sea level (101 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 | 580 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 87 within 800 m; nearest City Park Bradford City Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 430 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rimmington Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgate Dental | 80 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,000 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bradford Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m east. 242 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m east |
| 54, Little Horton Lane Bd5 | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| The National Westminster Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m north-east |
| Midland Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north-east |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| The Roughs | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 58 |
58 of the postcode's 58 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 47% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.