BD1 5HU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowling & Barkerend. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Harris Street, Bradford: 8 addresses
- Barkerend Road, Bradford: 1 address
- Humboldt Street, Bradford: 1 address
- Leeds Road, 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND PRESBYTERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Burnett Street Car Park, City Centre: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Merchants House, Peckover Street, City Centre, permissioned (190 m)
- 38-42 Peckover Street, Little Germany, permissioned (220 m)
- 196 - 198 Barkerend Road - Bradford, permissioned (220 m)
- Joseph Street, Barkerend: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- New Otley Road, Barkerend: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Gatehaus 2, City Centre: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- East Parade, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 119 m and 128 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 40%, gigabit 40% 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 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nuttall Road Barkerend | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Captain Street Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Primrose Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Robertsons Pharmacy Hillside Bridge | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Arkle Service Station No 2 Cashzone | 560 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 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seymour Street Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,940 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Behrens Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-west. 151 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Behrens Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-west |
| Paper Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-west |
| Law Russell Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-west |
| Devere House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-west |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) 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 | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 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 | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 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 Harris Street.