BD20 6HL Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Skipton Road, Keighley: 13 addresses
- Brooklyn Street, 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: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Dalegate Guest House, Skipton Rd, Keighley, permissioned (150 m)
- Former Mortuary, Skipton Rd, Keighley, permissioned (370 m)
- Royd Street, Beechcliffe, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
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 14 addresses are between 110 m and 115 m above sea level (112 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 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashgrove Road Utley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Church Green GeniePoint | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ling House Medical Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hussain Dispensing Chemist | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Birchwood | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cliffe Castle Park 14 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,840 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whinburn, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whinburn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Utley Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Six carved rocks in field west of Riddlesden Golf Course | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 10 km (6.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Low Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Hunters' Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Carr Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Redcar Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 14 |
12 of the postcode's 14 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Skipton Road.