BD17 6SB Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Baildon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Flower Mount, Low Baildon: 38 addresses
- Kirk Drive, Baildon: 4 addresses
- Borrins Way, Baildon: 1 address
- Holden Lane, Baildon: 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 (24% of about 660 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
- Newton Way, Baildon, permissioned (430 m)
- Baildon Mills, Northgate, Baildon, permissioned (450 m)
- Baildon Golf Clubhouse, Moorgate, Baildon, permissioned (730 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 2 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 44 addresses are between 123 m and 142 m above sea level (134 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 | Baildon 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Holden Lane The Beeches Baildon | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | Atkinson st car park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Baildon Medical Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Browgate Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Baildon Dental Centre | 390 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Baildon - Northgate, Baildon | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jenny Lane Playing Fields 4.8 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Baildon Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Baildon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-east |
| Cup and ring marked rock east of Eaves Crag, Baildon Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Head Wood | Wood | 790 m north |
| The Dell | Wood | 890 m south-west |
| Brandcliff Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 2.6 km west |
| New Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 4.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 44 | 44 |
None of the postcode's 44 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 59% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Flower Mount.