BD12 7AA Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wyke. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cleckheaton Road, Bradford: 13 addresses
- Cleckheaton Road, Oakenshaw: 1 address
- Greenside, Oakenshaw: 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 B (36% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Albert Terrace, Oakenshaw: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Furnace Rd, Oakenshaw: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Cleckheaton Road, Wyke: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Low Moor Community Centre, Terry Road, Low Moor, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 8 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 110 m above sea level.
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 | Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest South Street Oakenshaw | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Low Moor Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ramzy's Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | Sunnybank House (Dental Practice) | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 4.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Low Moor, Low Moor | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 6.3 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,550 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643, a registered battlefield, 4.5 km east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Woodlands | Wood | 510 m north-east |
| Chatts Hill | Hill | 850 m east |
| Chatts Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Mill Carr Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 15 |
15 of the postcode's 15 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cleckheaton Road.