BD18 4PT Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Shipley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- George Street, Shipley: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street near George Street, Moorhead: 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 (49% of about 810 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: 27.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Development In Saltaire.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-11, WILLIAM HENRY STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-13, AMELIA STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-22, ADA STREET, grade II
- 1-22, HELEN STREET, grade II
- 1, LOWER SCHOOL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 12-22, WILLIAM HENRY STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 14-22, AMELIA STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 14, ALBERT TERRACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 14, CAROLINE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 15-27, EDWARD STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 2-7, LOWER SCHOOL STREET, grade II
- 23-44, ADA STREET, grade II
- 23-44, HELEN STREET, grade II
- 27-37, George Street, 6 Albert Terrace and 6 Caroline Street, grade II
- 30-39, CAROLINE STREET, grade II
- 38-47, GEORGE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 40, CAROLINE STREET, grade II
- 48-65, GEORGE STREET, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OPPOSITE NUMBER 27, grade II
- NUMBER 79 AND ATTACHED ARCADE, grade II
- NUMBERS 1-11 INCLUDING RAILINGS TO NORTH, grade II
- NUMBERS 76, 77, 78 AND ATTACHED ARCADE, grade II
- RAILINGS AND PIERS TO FRONT OF SALTAIRE MILLS, grade II
- RAILINGS BETWEEN VICTORIA ROAD AND ALBERT ROAD, grade II
- RAILINGS, GATES AND PIERS TO FRONT OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, grade II
- Saltaire Congregational Church War Memorial Obelisk, grade II
- SHIPLEY COLLEGE INCLUDING RAILINGS TO RIGHT AND TO LEFT AND TO BOTH SIDES OF RAILWAY STEPS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Saltaire Road, Saltaire, permissioned (270 m)
- Queens Road/Ferncliffe Road, Saltaire: up to 30 homes, pending decision (420 m)
- Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Shipley tax office: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- East of Victoria Street, Shipley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Market Hall, Kirkgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Old Job Centre Building, Briggate, Shipley, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 22 addresses are between 81 m and 83 m above sea level (82 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 | 50 m |
| Shipley (Yorks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Edward Street Saltaire | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St. Peter's Church Car Park | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Exhibition Road GeniePoint | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Care | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bingley Road Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Honesty Dental Care LLP | 630 m |
| Hospital | Shipley Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Shipley Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Roberts Park 5.3 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,000 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 |
21 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on George Street.