BD17 7BT Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Otley Road, Shipley: 55 addresses
- Unnamed street near Victoria Road, Charlestown: 16 addresses
- Dock Lane, Shipley: 3 addresses
- Leeds Road, Shipley: 3 addresses
- Briggate, Shipley: 1 address
- Otley Road, Shipley: 1 address
- Tony Miller Approach, Shipley: 1 address
- View Croft Road, Shipley: 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 (65% of about 1,140 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Briggate, Shipley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Briggate, Shipley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Land between Leeds Road and Dock Lane: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Land between Leeds Road and Dock Lane, permissioned (180 m)
- 1-7 Leeds Road/Dock Lane, Shipley, permissioned (220 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 18 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 81 addresses are between 66 m and 77 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% 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 | 250 m |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 65 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carnegie Drive Windhill | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Atkinson st car park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Saltaire & Windhill Medical P'ship | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shipley Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carnegie Dental Clinic | 280 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windhill Furniture Store | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park, a scheduled monument, 620 m (0.4 miles) west. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Cup and ring marked rock in Dawson Wood, 370m north east of Heaton Shay | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbank Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Wrose Brow Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The Dell | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 35 | 67 |
56 of the postcode's 81 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 46 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Otley Road.