BD15 9BW 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 C (36% of about 590 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
- Hill Top Lane, Allerton, permissioned (840 m)
- Saffron Drive, Allerton, permissioned (930 m)
- Allerton Lane, Allerton: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 18 addresses are between 222 m and 231 m above sea level (226 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 | Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Ollerdale Avenue Allerton | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.7 km |
| EV charging points | We Power Your Car | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Wilsden Medical Practice | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Precinct Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allerton Dental Practice | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Lynfield Mount Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Manningham Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest East Of England Co-op Brantham, Blenheim Close | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Greenwood Park 2.2 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, Wilsden, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, Wilsden | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 620 m east |
| Chellow Dean Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 780 m east |
| Swain Royd Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Chellow Dene Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Farview Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Geraldine's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 18 |
1 of the postcode's 18 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.