BD17 5JS Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Green Lane, Baildon: 11 addresses
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 A (40% of about 920 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Dockfield Road northside, Shipley: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Lower Holme Mill, Otley Road, Shipley: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Dock Lane, Shipley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Briggate, Shipley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Briggate, Shipley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 63 m and 67 m above sea level (64 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 | Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Baildon 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Baildon Bridge Shipley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Atkinson st car park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Saltaire & Windhill Medical P'ship | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shipley Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carnegie Dental Clinic | 520 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Windhill Furniture Store | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 11 |
10 of the postcode's 11 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 3 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 Green Lane.