BD17 7AX Bradford
Live postcode, introduced September 2015. Ward: Baildon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sapper Jordan Rossi Park, Baildon: 36 addresses
- Otley Road, Baildon: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Meadow Road, Thackley: 7 addresses
- Thackley Road, Bradford: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Victoria Road, Charlestown: 3 addresses
- Buck Lane, Baildon: 2 addresses
- Otley Road, 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 A (26% of about 840 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
- The Little Blue Orange, Otley Road, Baildon, permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 63 addresses are between 56 m and 73 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% 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 | 390 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Apperley Bridge 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Hoyle Court Road Baildon | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | Atkinson st car park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Baildon Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Thackley Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Baildon Dental Centre | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Javelin House Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Otley Road, Baildon Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,670 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown, a scheduled monument, 270 m west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground | Scheduled monument | 770 m east |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thackley West Wood | Wood | 670 m south |
| Buck Wood | Wood | 800 m east |
| Birk Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| New Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 3.5 km west |
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 62 |
23 of the postcode's 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 72% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Sapper Jordan Rossi Park.