BD20 5RY Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Carr Lane, Keighley: 30 addresses
- Morton Lane, East Morton: 2 addresses
- Highfield Close, East Morton: 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 C (38% of about 790 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: yes, Bradford.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Carr Bank Riddlesden: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Bradford Road Riddlesden: up to 14 homes, pending decision (720 m)
- Marley Court, Crossflatts, permissioned (860 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 33 addresses are between 123 m and 176 m above sea level (145 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 | Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Carr Lane Primary School East Morton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 3.3 km |
| EV charging points | Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oak Glen Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Time Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care LTD | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,100 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup, ring and groove marked rock at the base of a wall between East Morton and West Morton, a scheduled monument, 540 m north. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock at the base of a wall between East Morton and West Morton | Scheduled monument | 540 m north |
| Cup and groove marked rock between East Morton and West Morton | Scheduled monument | 540 m north |
| Cup marked rock adjacent to wall near road from East Morton to West Morton | Scheduled monument | 660 m north |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south |
| Prince of Wales Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north-east |
| Morton Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Hutler Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Round Hill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Sunny Dale | Valley | 1.4 km north-east |
| Yellow Bog | Wetland | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 33 |
13 of the postcode's 33 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Carr Lane.