BD21 2JU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Russell Street, Keighley: 48 addresses
- Temple Row, 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 (97% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 1, 1A, 3, 5, 7 and 9, Chapel Lane, grade II
- 19 AND 21, TEMPLE STREET, grade II
- 9, 11 AND 13, TEMPLE STREET, grade II
- EDEN HOUSE, grade II
- MOSQUE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Blazefield House, Sureness Rd, Keighley, permissioned (70 m)
- Yorkshire Bank buildings, 73 North Street, Keighley, permissioned (120 m)
- North Street, Keighley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- 10 Church Street, permissioned (180 m)
- Beck Street/Bridge Street, Keighley: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- West Lane, Keighley: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Springfield Mills, Oakworth Road, permissioned (310 m)
- West Lane, Keighley: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (350 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.
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 680 m |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 83 within 800 m; nearest Devonshire Street Scott St Keighley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Green GeniePoint | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ling House Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Olive Pharmacy Farfield | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plum Dental & Facial Clinic | 110 m |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest Keighley | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,400 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cliffe Castle Park 14 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Russell Street.