BD1 4SD Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Canal Road, Bradford: 10 addresses
- North Brook Street, Bradford: 1 address
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
- Land west of Wharf Street, City Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- North Brook St/Valley Rd, City Centre: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Holdsworth Street, City Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- 36 Canal Rd, City Centre, permissioned (140 m)
- 34 Canal Rd, City Centre, permissioned (160 m)
- 39-41 Bolton Rd, City Centre, permissioned (170 m)
- Midland Mills, Valley Rd, City Centre: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 32 Canal Rd, City Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 90 m and 97 m above sea level (94 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% 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 | 340 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 75 within 800 m; nearest North Brook Street Bradford City Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 880 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Bolton Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Otley Road (Dental Surgery) | 720 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Santander ATM | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 11 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,000 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Paper Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m south-east. 183 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| Cathedral Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m south |
| Midland Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south-west |
| Law Russell Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km south |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 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 | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Canal Road.