BD21 3SX Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 2020. Ward: Keighley Central. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- North Street, Keighley: 3 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: 9.
- 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*
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- FORECOURT WALLS, PIERS AND RAILINGS TO FORMER BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- FORMER BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- POLICE STATION, grade II
- PUBLIC BATHS, grade II
- PUBLIC LIBRARY, grade II
- The Temperance Institute and Nos 89, 91, 93 and 95 North Street, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Yorkshire Bank buildings, 73 North Street, Keighley, permissioned (120 m)
- North Street, Keighley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Blazefield House, Sureness Rd, Keighley, permissioned (260 m)
- 10 Church Street, permissioned (320 m)
- Beck Street/Bridge Street, Keighley: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- East Parade Keighley, permissioned (410 m)
- Victoria Hotel Cavendish Street Keighley, permissioned (410 m)
- West Lane, Keighley: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 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 | 550 m |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest North Street Keighley | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Green GeniePoint | 310 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 | 30 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 30 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 | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest Keighley | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,400 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cliffe Castle Park 14 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 91% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.