BD18 3DB Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heaton & Frizinghall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cliff Wood Avenue, Shipley: 113 addresses
- Bradford Road, Shipley: 20 addresses
- Norwood Place, Shipley: 2 addresses
- Cliffe Gardens, Frizinghall: 1 address
- Cliffe Wood Avenue, Frizinghall: 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 (36% of about 700 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
- Alton Grove, Frizinghall: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Otley Road, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Otley Road, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Valley Road, Shipley, permissioned (570 m)
- Market Street and Otley Road, Shipley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Market Street and Otley Road, Shipley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 137 addresses are between 104 m and 127 m above sea level (107 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 | 940 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Norwood Terrace Frizinghall | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Asda Shipley Car Park | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicines2Patient | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Shipley Convenience Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,270 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,640 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Norman Rae Playing Fields 7.3 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Northcliffe Bottom Site Allotments 3.2 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 25 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 36 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 137 |
63 of the postcode's 137 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Cliff Wood Avenue.