BD15 7RU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clayton & Fairweather Green. 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 C (60% of about 670 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
- Chapel Lane: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land at buildings at Kenilworth House, Saffron Drive, Allerton: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Whitburn Way, Allerton: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Allerton Mills, Allerton Rd: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Bell Dean Road, Allerton, permissioned (610 m)
- Saffron Drive, Allerton, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Merrivale Road, Allerton: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 5 addresses are between 183 m and 189 m above sea level (185 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 | 3.8 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Oaks Lane Allerton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | Asda West Bradford GeniePoint | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Manor Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Raj's Chemist | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allerton Dental Practice | 350 m |
| Hospital | Lynfield Mount Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Manningham Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Lower Grange Convenience, Lower Grange | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Ladyhill Park 4.0 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.5 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,810 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,030 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,380 m² | 50 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scholemoor Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boggart Wood | Wood | 740 m south-west |
| Chellow Dene Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 840 m north |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Chellow Dean Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 1.2 km north-west |
| Bull Greave Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.