BD1 5AH Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Vicar Lane, Bradford: 75 addresses
- Unnamed street near Vicar Lane, Eastbrook: 2 addresses
- Hick Street, Bradford: 2 addresses
- Leeds Road, Pudsey: 2 addresses
- Hall Ings, 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 (67% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Little Germany (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 26.
- 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
- DEVERE HOUSE, grade II*
- LAW RUSSELL WAREHOUSE, grade II*
- 1, BURNETT STREET, grade II
- 10, CURRER STREET, grade II
- 14, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 16, CHAPEL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 17 and 21 Chapel Street, grade II
- 2 and 4 Hick Street and 64 Vicar Lane, grade II
- 20-28, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 29, CHAPEL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 3 and 5 Burnett Street, grade II
- 30, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 36 Peckover Street, grade II
- 4, CURRER STREET, grade II
- 47, WELL STREET BD1 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 53 AND 55, LEEDS ROAD BD1, grade II
- 55 Well Street, grade II
- 6, BURNETT STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 66, VICAR LANE BD1, grade II
- 68 and 70 Vicar Lane, grade II
- 72 Vicar Lane and 9 Currer Street, grade II
- 8, CURRER STREET, grade II
- AUSTRAL HOUSE, grade II
- Cater Buildings, grade II
- EASTBROOK HALL, grade II
- PENNINE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Law Russell House, 63 Vicar Lane, permissioned (30 m)
- Well Street, permissioned (50 m)
- 38-42 Peckover Street, Little Germany, permissioned (100 m)
- Church Bank/Vicar Lane, City Centre, permissioned (110 m)
- East Parade, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Land to rear of Cathedral House, City Centre: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Merchants House, Peckover Street, City Centre, permissioned (140 m)
- Gatehaus 2, City Centre: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (140 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 82 addresses are between 101 m and 108 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 77%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% 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 | 390 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 77 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Little Germany Bradford City Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 380 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Captain Street Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southgate Dental | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 28 Bank Street Halifax | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seymour Street Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,940 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Devere House, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 172 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Devere House | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Law Russell Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Cathedral Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-west |
| Behrens Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m east |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 69 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 82 |
79 of the postcode's 82 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 0% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 93% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Vicar Lane.