BD20 6DE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Keelham Lane, Keighley: 22 addresses
- Birchwood Avenue, Keighley: 1 address
- Nursery Close, Keighley: 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 (33% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Low Utley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 4B, 6, 7 AND 9, CROFT HOUSE LANE, grade II
- 9, BIRCHWOOD ROAD, grade II
- UTLEY HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Mortuary, Skipton Rd, Keighley, permissioned (170 m)
- Dalegate Guest House, Skipton Rd, Keighley, permissioned (190 m)
- Royd Street, Beechcliffe, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 24 addresses are between 95 m and 98 m above sea level (97 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 |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Ferncliffe Drive Utley | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | Church Green GeniePoint | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ling House Medical Centre | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hussain Dispensing Chemist | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Birchwood | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliffe Castle Park 14 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,840 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Utley Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 270 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Utley Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 270 m south-east |
| Whinburn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m south-west |
| Six carved rocks in field west of Riddlesden Golf Course | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 610 m south |
| Low Wood | Wood | 880 m north |
| Carr Clough | Valley | 1.0 km north-east |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north |
| Lodge Hill Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Redcar Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 24 |
2 of the postcode's 24 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 4 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 Keelham Lane.