BD21 3RZ Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- North Street, Keighley: 22 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 A (97% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Keighley Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- Keighley War Memorial, grade II*
- ARCADE CHAMBERS, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- COUNCIL OFFICES, grade II
- EDEN HOUSE, grade II
- MOSQUE, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- POLICE STATION, grade II
- RUSSELL CHAMBERS, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Yorkshire Bank buildings, 73 North Street, Keighley, permissioned (10 m)
- North Street, Keighley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Blazefield House, Sureness Rd, Keighley, permissioned (200 m)
- 10 Church Street, permissioned (210 m)
- Beck Street/Bridge Street, Keighley: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- West Lane, Keighley: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- East Parade Keighley, permissioned (400 m)
- Victoria Hotel Cavendish Street Keighley, permissioned (400 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 22 addresses are between 109 m and 110 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% 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 | 550 m |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Devonshire Street Scott St Keighley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Green GeniePoint | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ling House Medical Centre | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Plum Dental & Facial Clinic | 120 m |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest Keighley | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,400 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cliffe Castle Park 14 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Keighley War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north-east. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Keighley War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| Mill Buildings at Low Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Lund Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Dalton Mills, all attached buildings and yard surface | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Utley Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Hog Holes Clough | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Lower Kirkstall Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Stell Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 8 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 22 |
21 of the postcode's 22 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 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 90% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 21% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 North Street.