BD21 4AQ Bradford
Live postcode, introduced December 2015. Ward: Keighley East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Riverside, Keighley: 7 addresses
- Dalton Lane, 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 (96% of about 480 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 1.0 km
- Mitchell Street/Chatsworth Street/Beeches Road: up to 116 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- 113-17 Dalton Lane, permissioned (340 m)
- Bradford Road, Keighley: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Bradford Road Bronte Street: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Parson Street, Keighley: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Victoria Hotel Cavendish Street Keighley, permissioned (690 m)
- East Parade Keighley, permissioned (700 m)
- Grange Street, Keighley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (700 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 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 90 m above sea level.
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 | 540 m |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Dalton Mills Eastwood | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Green GeniePoint | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ling House Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dalton Lane Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 880 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Riddlesden, Riddlesden Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 4.4 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,490 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Riverside.