BD16 1AR Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (28% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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: yes, Bradford.
Listed buildings
- FOOTBRIDGE AT BECKFOOT APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO SOUTH OF MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- Mill Cottage, grade II
- RIEVAULX COTTAGE, grade II
- THE BARN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Victoria Street, Bingley: up to 45 homes, pending decision (730 m)
- 110 Main Street, permissioned (870 m)
- Whitley Street, Bingley: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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 70 addresses are between 74 m and 157 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 13%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% 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 | 820 m |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest St Ives Estate Bingley | 490 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 5.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bingley Medical Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice | 840 m |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Bingley 5 Rise, Myrtle Walk Bingley Cashzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Myrtle Park 8.8 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bingley and District Allotments 1.4 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm, a scheduled monument, 800 m south-west. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm | Scheduled monument | 800 m south-west |
| Ireland Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Prince of Wales Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 3.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birkey Bank Wood | Wood | 440 m north-west |
| Holme House Wood | Wood | 450 m north |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 550 m west |
| Kettlewell Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 900 m north-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 66 | 70 |
4 of the postcode's 70 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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.