BD16 1DF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bingley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Goit Stock Lane, Harden: 84 addresses
- Leech Lane, Bradford: 68 addresses
- Bents Lane, Wilsden: 8 addresses
- Hill End Lane, Bradford: 7 addresses
- Ryecroft Road, Bradford: 1 address
- Harden & Bingley Park, Ryecroft: 1 address
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 E (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- GOIT STOCK COTTAGES, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 56 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 11 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 169 addresses are between 126 m and 189 m above sea level (141 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 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hill End Lane Ryecroft Rd Harden | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Wilsden Medical Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harden Pharmacy | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Wilsden, Wilsden | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Myrtle Park 8.8 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,910 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 530 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Harden Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harden Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goitstock Wood | Wood | 270 m south |
| Great Ridge Wood | Wood | 370 m south-west |
| Hills Wood | Wood | 370 m north-east |
| Lamb Hill | Hill | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Goitstock Waterfall | Waterfall | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Gingerbread Clough | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 169 | 169 |
None of the postcode's 169 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 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 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Goit Stock Lane.