BD1 5SD Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. 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 (69% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- ST GEORGE'S HALL, grade II*
- THE VICTORIA HOTEL, grade II
- THE YORKSHIRE SPORTS, TELEGRAPH AND ARGUS BUILDING, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Arndale House, Charles Street, city centre, permissioned (210 m)
- Well Street, permissioned (330 m)
- Upper Millergate/Sunbridge Rd, City Centre, permissioned (340 m)
- 5 Cheapside, City Centre, not permissioned (350 m)
- Church Bank/Vicar Lane, City Centre, permissioned (370 m)
- Law Russell House, 63 Vicar Lane, permissioned (370 m)
- 8-10 Picadilly, permissioned (380 m)
- Clifford Street Car Park, City Centre: up to 225 homes, not permissioned (380 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 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 100 m and 102 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 170 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 78 within 800 m; nearest Nelson Street Bradford City Centre | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 110 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Vicar Lane, Bradford GeniePoint | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rimmington Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgate Dental | 480 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 430 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,940 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St George's Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north-east. 223 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St George's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-east |
| Bradford Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m west |
| The Wool Exchange | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m north |
| The National Westminster Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-east |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 11 |
10 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | under 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 96% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 43% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 23% | 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.