BD12 9HL Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wyke. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cedar Drive, Bradford: 37 addresses
- Wyke Lane, Bradford: 2 addresses
- Durlston Terrace, Bradford: 1 address
- Wilson 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 (36% of about 700 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
- Low Moor Community Centre, Terry Road, Low Moor, permissioned (810 m)
- Cleckheaton Road, Wyke: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Furnace Rd, Oakenshaw: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Albert Terrace, Oakenshaw: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land north of Titan District Centre, Wyke: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Titan District Centre, Wyke, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 41 addresses are between 152 m and 167 m above sea level (163 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 | 660 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Chemical Works Wyke | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 3.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Low Moor Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ascend Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunnybank House (Dental Practice) | 710 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bradford Wyke Griffe Rd, Wyke Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 6.3 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wyke Community Sports Village 14 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,060 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delph Hill | Hill | 1.4 km west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Lower Woodlands | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Doctor Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Park Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 41 |
1 of the postcode's 41 addresses is 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Cedar Drive.