BD20 8UY Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Airedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lyon Road, Eastburn: 35 addresses
- A629, Keighley: 3 addresses
- Shoebridge Avenue, Eastburn: 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 C (29% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 23, LYON ROAD, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former nurses accomodation, north of Airedale hospital: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- LandatcornerofSkiptonRoadandKeighleyRoad, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 40 addresses are between 90 m and 97 m above sea level (95 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 | Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cononley 183,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sutton Lane End Eastburn | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest We Power Your Car | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.8 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ling House Medical Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sutton In Craven Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Albert Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Keighley Steeton Skipton Road, Steeton Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,220 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,530 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kildwick Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kildwick Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Knott Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Knott Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Currer Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Harper's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Airedale | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 40 |
4 of the postcode's 40 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lyon Road.