BD16 1NF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bingley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ghyll Wood Drive, Bingley: 49 addresses
- Manor Drive, Bingley: 10 addresses
- Manor Drive, Bingley: 1 address
- Bradford Road, Bingley: 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 C (29% of about 700 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 61 addresses are between 76 m and 114 m above sea level (98 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 | 1.6 km |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Ghyll Wood Drive Cottingley | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 6.3 km |
| Car parks | St. Peter's Church Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest We Power Your Car | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bingley Medical Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cottingley Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cottingley Mini Market, Cottingley Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Beckfoot Allotment Gardens 7.9 ha | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leeds and Liverpool Canal Two Rise Locks With Overflow Channel Dowley Gap, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds and Liverpool Canal Two Rise Locks With Overflow Channel Dowley Gap | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-east |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Prince of Wales Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Wood | Wood | 60 m south-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 370 m west |
| Cottingley Park | Wood | 410 m west |
| Rye Loaf Wood | Wood | 580 m east |
| Farview Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 2.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 61 |
8 of the postcode's 61 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 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 | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Ghyll Wood Drive.