BD18 1AG Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Windhill & Wrose. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wrose Drive, Shipley: 13 addresses
- Gaisby Lane, Shipley: 1 address
- Gaisby Place, 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 (53% 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
- Greenfield Avenue, Windhill, permissioned (240 m)
- Victor Mills, Bolton hall Road, Bolton Woods: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Valley Road, Shipley, permissioned (570 m)
- New Victoria Hotel, permissioned (660 m)
- Livingstone Road, Bolton Woods, permissioned (710 m)
- Frizinghall Road, Frizinghall: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Bolton Woods Quarry, Bolton Woods, pending decision (820 m)
- Bolton Woods Quarry, Bolton Woods, City Centre, permissioned (820 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 1 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 15 addresses are between 152 m and 161 m above sea level (158 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 | Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Gaisby Ln Wrose Drive Bolton Woods | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Asda Shipley Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Frizinghall Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy Express | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Festival Stores | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Red Beck Allotment Gardens 2.2 ha | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Frizley Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frizley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-west |
| Frizingley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south-west |
| Bolton Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Bolton Old Hall Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km north-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 10 m |
| Wrose Brow Plantation | Wood | 740 m north |
| Idle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Catstones Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 15 |
6 of the postcode's 15 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Wrose Drive.