BD1 4RU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bolton & Undercliffe. 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 (55% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- North Avenue, Manningham: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Spring Bank Place, Manningham: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 246 Manningham Lane, permissioned (510 m)
- Oak Avenue, Manningham, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Manningham Middle School, permissioned (640 m)
- Rutland House, Manningham Lane, permissioned (640 m)
- Bowland Street, Manningham: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Conditioning House, Old Canal Road, City Centre: up to 100 homes, pending decision (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 58 addresses are between 88 m and 97 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 10% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Station Road Bolton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Simes St Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarendon Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H S Chemist | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bateman Street (Dental Surgery) | 290 m |
| Hospital | Westbourne Green Community Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Manningham Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Bradford Service Station Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Peel Park 26 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Valley Allotment Gardens 9,820 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bradford Synagogue (Reform), a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south-west. 68 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Synagogue (Reform) | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 940 m east |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brow Wood | Wood | 650 m north |
| Old Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 4.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 9 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 43 |
18 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 15 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.