BD18 3NB Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Belmont Crescent, Shipley: 22 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kirkgate, Shipley: 6 addresses
- Belmont Terrace, Shipley: 2 addresses
- Taunton Street, Shipley: 1 address
- Thompson Street, 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 (61% of about 560 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
- Saltaire Road, Saltaire, permissioned (360 m)
- East of Victoria Street, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Atkinson Street, Shipley, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 32 addresses are between 96 m and 104 m above sea level (102 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 | 630 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Wycliffe Road Shipley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Asda Shipley Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Saville Car Park, Shipley GeniePoint | 320 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 | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Circle Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 60 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 520 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Crowgill Park 1.3 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roberts Park 5.3 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,900 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park, a scheduled monument, 200 m east. 111 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park | Scheduled monument | 200 m east |
| Victoria Hall including wall, gate-piers and sculpted lions to front area, and railings to rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-west |
| Saltaire Mills - Main Block Including Sheds | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Saltaire School Including Wall, Gate Piers and Sculpted Lions to Front Area, and Gate to South Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-west |
| Saltaire Mills - the Entrance Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 620 m north-west |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m north-west |
| Cup and ring marked rock in Dawson Wood, 370m north east of Heaton Shay | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Spring Wood | Wood | 670 m south-west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 690 m south-west |
| Fairbank Wood | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 1.6 km north-west |
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 32 |
10 of the postcode's 32 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Belmont Crescent.