BD1 5BJ Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Burnett Street, Bradford: 35 addresses
- Park Gate, Bradford: 3 addresses
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: 25.
- 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
- 1, BARKEREND ROAD, grade II
- 1, BURNETT STREET, grade II
- 10, CURRER STREET, grade II
- 11, BURNETT STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 13 AND 15, PECKOVER STREET BD1, grade II
- 13, CURRER STREET, grade II
- 17, PECKOVER STREET BD1, grade II
- 3 and 5 Burnett Street, grade II
- 36 Peckover Street, grade II
- 37, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 39, CHAPEL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 44, CHAPEL 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
- 7, BURNETT STREET, grade II
- 72 Vicar Lane and 9 Currer Street, grade II
- 8, BURNETT STREET, grade II
- 8, CURRER STREET, grade II
- 9, BURNETT STREET, grade II
- CASPIAN HOUSE, grade II
- Cater Buildings, grade II
- DAWSON AND SONS, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY J S JONAS LIMITED, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY TEXERE YARNS AND LA PARSONS AND COMPANY LIMITED (COLLEGE MILL), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Merchants House, Peckover Street, City Centre, permissioned (60 m)
- Land to rear of Cathedral House, City Centre: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 38-42 Peckover Street, Little Germany, permissioned (90 m)
- Burnett Street Car Park, City Centre: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Law Russell House, 63 Vicar Lane, permissioned (160 m)
- Church Bank/Vicar Lane, City Centre, permissioned (170 m)
- East Parade, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Well Street, permissioned (200 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 9 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 38 addresses are between 116 m and 125 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 60%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% 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 | 510 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Upper Park Gate Barkerend | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 540 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Captain Street Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primrose Surgery | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgate Dental | 880 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Santander ATM | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Street Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,940 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cathedral Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 140 m west. 162 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m west |
| Law Russell Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Behrens Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Devere House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 38 |
26 of the postcode's 38 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burnett Street.