BD13 1ED Bradford
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Queensbury. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Highgate Road, Bradford: 6 addresses
- Chapel Lane, 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 (41% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- 12-18, NEW HOUSE LANE BD13, grade II
- 156, 158 AND 160, HIGHGATE ROAD, grade II
- 2 AND 4, NEW HOUSE LANE BD13, grade II
- 20 AND 22, NEW HOUSE LANE BD13, grade II
- 24-38, NEW HOUSE LANE, grade II
- 6, 8 AND 10, NEW HOUSE LANE BD13, grade II
- 63-77, HIGHGATE ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- ACKROYD SQUARE, grade II
- NUMBER 154 AND WORKSHOP, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Nags Head Inn, Highgate, Clayton Heights, permissioned (390 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.
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% 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 | 5.2 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Asa Briggs Park Clayton Heights | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.3 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.1 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Highgate Road.