BD17 7LX Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Thompson Lane, Baildon: 36 addresses
- Higher Coach Road, Baildon: 5 addresses
- Midgeley Road, Baildon: 3 addresses
- Higher Coach Road, Bradford: 2 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 (52% of about 880 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
- Shipley tax office: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Saltaire Road, Saltaire, permissioned (670 m)
- Knoll Terrace, Denby Drive, Baildon, permissioned (710 m)
- East of Victoria Street, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Queens Road/Ferncliffe Road, Saltaire: up to 30 homes, pending decision (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 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 46 addresses are between 67 m and 73 m above sea level (69 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 | Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Baildon 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Thompson Lane Baildon | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | St. Peter's Church Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Exhibition Road GeniePoint | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Taits Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 920 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roberts Park 5.3 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Thompson Lane Allotments 8,940 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roberts Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 310 m south-west. 112 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m south-west |
| Saltaire Mills - the Entrance Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| Saltaire Mills - Main Block Including Sheds | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south |
| Congregational Church (Including Salt Family Mausoleum to South) | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 430 m south-west |
| Victoria Hall including wall, gate-piers and sculpted lions to front area, and railings to rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 640 m north-east |
| Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-west |
| Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House | Scheduled monument | 900 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Midgeley Wood | Wood | 260 m north |
| Walker Wood | Wood | 320 m north-west |
| Fairbank Wood | Wood | 620 m east |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 950 m north-west |
| Brandcliff Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 46 |
6 of the postcode's 46 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Thompson Lane.