BD16 1SH Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bingley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hollings Street, Bingley: 76 addresses
- Cottingley Manor Park, Bingley: 1 address
- Town Hill Street, 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 B (24% of about 950 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: no.
Listed buildings
- TOWN HALL, 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 1 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 78 addresses are between 113 m and 123 m above sea level (120 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 |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest School Street Cottingley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.3 km |
| Car parks | St. Peter's Church Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest We Power Your Car | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bingley Medical Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cottingley Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cottingley Mini Market, Cottingley Cashzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Rhodes Garden 1,200 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn Immediately East of New Close Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Immediately East of New Close Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Cup and ring marked rock in Dawson Wood, 370m north east of Heaton Shay | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km north-east |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Wood | Wood | 710 m north-west |
| Rye Loaf Wood | Wood | 780 m north |
| Rye Loaf Hill | Hill | 880 m north |
| Farview Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 930 m south-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 2.2 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 78 |
11 of the postcode's 78 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 Hollings Street.