BD18 3PP Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Rossendale Place, Shipley: 13 addresses
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 C (43% of about 580 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 (410 m)
- East of Victoria Street, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Buildings in Market Square, Shipley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Atkinson Street, Shipley, permissioned (550 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 13 addresses are between 110 m and 111 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 | Saltaire 749,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Shipley Hospital | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Asda Shipley Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Imaan Pharmacy Shipley | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 80 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 90 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,900 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.4 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 13 |
10 of the postcode's 13 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rossendale Place.