BD16 1AF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced November 2004. Ward: Bingley West. 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 (21% of about 780 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.
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 11 addresses are between 137 m and 143 m above sea level (140 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 | Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Wilsden Old Road Harden | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Wilsden Medical Practice | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harden Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Wilsden, Wilsden | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Myrtle Park 8.8 ha | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,090 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Harden Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harden Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Wood | Wood | 440 m east |
| Lamb Hill | Hill | 480 m south-west |
| Hills Wood | Wood | 570 m south |
| Crag Wood | Wood | 610 m south |
| Coppice Pond | Lake or reservoir | 870 m north |
| Hog Holes Clough | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.