BD13 3JT Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thornton & Allerton. 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 B (27% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Thornton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 1-19, FRIENDLY STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 2-10, FRIENDLY STREET, grade II
- 379A AND 381, THORNTON ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 470-482, THORNTON ROAD BD13, grade II
- 5, LOWER KIPPING LANE BD13, grade II
- 7, Lower Kipping Lane, grade II
- HEADLY GOLF CLUB, grade II
- KIPPING BARN, grade II
- KIPPING HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- James Street, Thornton: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Dole and Prospect Mills, Thornton Road, Thornton: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 15 addresses are between 208 m and 236 m above sea level (229 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 | Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Kipping Lane Thornton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hollyns Health & Wellbeing | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Lynfield Mount Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Manningham Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,550 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,270 m² | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Top Royd Street Allotments 6,930 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 72 and 74 Market Street, with front garden wall and railings to 74, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m east. 86 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 72 and 74 Market Street, with front garden wall and railings to 74 | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m east |
| Barn at Upper Headley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m south |
| Upper Headley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m south |
| Courtyard Entrance and Walling at Upper Headley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brow Bottom | Valley | 610 m west |
| Headley Clough | Valley | 860 m south |
| Geraldine's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Back Heights | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Chat Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Doe Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 15 |
10 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.