BD18 3LA Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. 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 A (61% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Saltaire (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- SALTAIRE MILLS - MAIN BLOCK INCLUDING SHEDS, grade II*
- SALTAIRE MILLS - THE ENTRANCE BLOCK, grade II*
- 41-50, CAROLINE STREET, grade II
- SALTAIRE MILLS CHIMNEY TO EAST OF COMPLEX, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Saltaire Road, Saltaire, permissioned (280 m)
- Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Shipley tax office: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Queens Road/Ferncliffe Road, Saltaire: up to 30 homes, pending decision (550 m)
- East of Victoria Street, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Old Job Centre Building, Briggate, Shipley, permissioned (790 m)
- Knoll Terrace, Denby Drive, Baildon, permissioned (800 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 34 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 244 addresses are between 63 m and 83 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 99% 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 | 180 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 67 within 800 m; nearest Caroline Social Club Saltaire | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St. Peter's Church Car Park | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Exhibition Road GeniePoint | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Taits Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 550 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 550 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roberts Park 5.3 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,290 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,900 m² | 70 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Saltaire Mills - Main Block Including Sheds, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 115 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saltaire Mills - Main Block Including Sheds | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Saltaire Mills - the Entrance Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Victoria Hall including wall, gate-piers and sculpted lions to front area, and railings to rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 170 m west |
| Saltaire School Including Wall, Gate Piers and Sculpted Lions to Front Area, and Gate to South Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 370 m north-west |
| Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-east |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 900 m north-east |
| Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Midgeley Wood | Wood | 650 m north |
| Walker Wood | Wood | 660 m north |
| Fairbank Wood | Wood | 700 m north-east |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 1.1 km north-west |
| Brandcliff Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 41 |
| 55 to 59 | 33 | 24 |
| Under 55 | 195 | 178 |
49 of the postcode's 244 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 66 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 5 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.