BD10 9LD Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Idle & Thackley. 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 (33% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Idle And The Green (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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 AND 3, LEY FLEAKS ROAD BD10, grade II
- 18, 20, 20A AND 22, ALBION ROAD, grade II
- 37-43, Albion Road and 5 and 7 Union Yard, grade II
- 4, THORP GARTH BD10, grade II
- 8 AND 10, THORP GARTH BD10, grade II
- 9 AND 11, UNION YARD BD10, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Croft Street, Idle: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Idle United Reformed Church, Westfield Lane, Idle: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Arthur Street, Idle: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Site of Ashfield Mills, Ashfield Rd, Idle: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Former Fire Station, Highfield Road, Idle, permissioned (800 m)
- Blakehill Works, Idle, permissioned (830 m)
- Thackley Grange, Thackley, permissioned (850 m)
- Stockhill Road, Idle, permissioned (890 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 4 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 21 addresses are between 126 m and 138 m above sea level (131 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Apperley Bridge 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Baildon 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Albert Avenue Idle | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 5.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Idle Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Idle Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barkhill Dental Clinic | 480 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Javelin House Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,980 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Bell Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m north-west. 62 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Bell Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north-west |
| Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Hill | Hill | 670 m south-west |
| Birk Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Dawson Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km west |
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 4.8 km north |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 4.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 21 |
19 of the postcode's 21 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.