BD2 4RQ Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Bowling & Barkerend. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Undercliffe Old Road, Bradford: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Westfield Terrace, Undercliffe: 2 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 A (54% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Undercliffe Cemetery (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Swires Road, Barkerend, permissioned (330 m)
- Peel Park Hotel, Otley Rd, permissioned (550 m)
- Intake Road, Undercliffe: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Sycamore Close/Otley Road, permissioned (740 m)
- Brookfield, New Otley Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Wapping Road, Barkerend: up to 23 homes, not 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 3 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 18 addresses are between 198 m and 200 m above sea level (199 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 | Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Barmby Road Undercliffe | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Captain Street Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Valley View Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gibsons Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Otley Road (Dental Surgery) | 620 m |
| Hospital | Eccleshill Community Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Peel Park 26 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,320 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the postcode's 18 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Undercliffe Old Road.