BD16 2AQ Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 2007. Ward: Bingley East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wood Street, Bingley: 23 addresses
- Greenhill Lane, 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 (36% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Leeds Liverpool Canal (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Keighley Road, Crossflatts, permissioned (520 m)
- Aire Valley House, Crossflatts, permissioned (640 m)
- Marley Court, Crossflatts, permissioned (770 m)
- Former Bingley Auction Mart, Keighley Road, pending decision (780 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 22 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 24 addresses are between 102 m and 113 m above sea level (103 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 | Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Micklethwaite Lane Crossflatts | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bingley Medical Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crossflatts Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oasis Dental Care LTD | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Prince of Wales Park 7.4 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Micklethwaite Allotments 9,900 m² | 380 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryshworth Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m north-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ryshworth Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| Gawthorpe Hall Including South Wing Gawthorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-east |
| Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow Channel | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m south-east |
| Prince of Wales Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hill Wood | Wood | 400 m north-east |
| Cop Hirst Wood | Wood | 910 m west |
| Hutler Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
| Kettlewell Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Sunny Dale | Valley | 2.5 km north |
| Yellow Bog | Wetland | 3.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wood Street.