BD18 1EE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Windhill & Wrose. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 B (46% of about 780 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
- Dock Lane/Canal side, Shipley, permissioned (600 m)
- Wrose Brow Road, Shipley: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Leeds Road/Thackley Old Road, Windhill, permissioned (740 m)
- Dock Lane, Shipley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Lower Holme Mill, Otley Road, Shipley: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Dockfield Road, Shipley: up to 93 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Carr Lane: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 12 addresses are between 109 m and 110 m above sea level (110 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 | Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Baildon 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Busy Ln Leeds Road West Royd | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | Atkinson st car park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 7.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Saltaire & Windhill Medical P'ship | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shipley Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carnegie Dental Clinic | 900 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north. 10 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 | 1.2 km north |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km west |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Catstones Wood | Wood | 510 m south-east |
| Thackley West Wood | Wood | 740 m north-east |
| Wrose Brow Plantation | Wood | 760 m south |
| Idle Hill | Hill | 780 m south-east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 12 |
2 of the postcode's 12 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.