BD12 8NF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wyke. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Elizabeth Avenue, Bradford: 58 addresses
- Rawson Street, 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 (51% of about 810 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
- Titan District Centre, Wyke, permissioned (810 m)
- Land north of Titan District Centre, Wyke: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Low Moor Community Centre, Terry Road, Low Moor, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 61 addresses are between 147 m and 186 m above sea level (177 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 | Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Storrs Hill Low Moor | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Low Moor Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ascend Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunnybank House (Dental Practice) | 340 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 4.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | Family Shopper, Low Moor | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,640 m² | 830 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wyke Community Sports Village 14 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,060 m² | 590 m |
Landmarks
37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delph Hill | Hill | 860 m west |
| Park Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Old Hanna Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Doctor Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Low Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 59 |
1 of the postcode's 61 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Elizabeth Avenue.