BD18 4BU 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 (49% of about 810 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
- Queens Road/Ferncliffe Road, Saltaire: up to 30 homes, pending decision (770 m)
- Saltaire Road, Saltaire, 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 7 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 99 addresses are between 69 m and 82 m above sea level (76 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 | 880 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Lime Tree Square Saltaire | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St. Peter's Church Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bingley Road Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Saltaire, Bingley Road, Saltaire Cashzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roberts Park 5.3 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,000 m² | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Congregational Church (Including Salt Family Mausoleum to South), a listed building (Grade I), 870 m east. 100 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Congregational Church (Including Salt Family Mausoleum to South) | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m east |
| Saltaire School Including Wall, Gate Piers and Sculpted Lions to Front Area, and Gate to South Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 890 m east |
| Roberts Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m north-east |
| Victoria Hall including wall, gate-piers and sculpted lions to front area, and railings to rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Saltaire Mills - the Entrance Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Prince of Wales Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hirst Wood | Wood | 440 m north-west |
| Bull Coppy Wood | Wood | 620 m north-west |
| Fell Wood | Wood | 800 m north-west |
| Shipley Glen | Valley | 920 m north |
| Rye Loaf Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 90 |
32 of the postcode's 99 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.