BD20 5HT Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley East. 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 C (45% of about 1,100 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
- Canalside, Riddlesden, permissioned (430 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 45 addresses are between 146 m and 185 m above sea level (161 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 | Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Barley Cote Road Barley Cote Ave Riddlesden | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Church Green GeniePoint | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ling House Medical Centre | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Time Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Riddlesden, Riddlesden Cashzone | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,960 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,170 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North-East of East Riddlesden Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m south. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Approximately 80 Metres to North-East of East Riddlesden Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south |
| Carved rock on bank of How Beck, east of path from West Morton to Riddlesden and 440m south west of Barn House Farm | Scheduled monument | 550 m east |
| East Riddlesden Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m south-west |
| West Riddlesden Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m west |
| Cup and groove marked rock between East Morton and West Morton | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Cup marked rock adjacent to wall near road from East Morton to West Morton | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Utley Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marley Brow Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| The Glen | Valley | 1.9 km north-east |
| Small Tail Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Rivock Edge | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| Yellow Bog | Wetland | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 45 |
5 of the postcode's 45 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.