BD21 4JE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Keighley East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Rowsley Street, Keighley: 7 addresses
- Back Rowsley Street, 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
- Bradford Road, Keighley: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- 113-17 Dalton Lane, permissioned (80 m)
- Mitchell Street/Chatsworth Street/Beeches Road: up to 116 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Bradford Road Bronte Street: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Parson Street, Keighley: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Grange Street, Keighley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Victoria Hotel Cavendish Street Keighley, permissioned (380 m)
- East Parade Keighley, permissioned (400 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 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
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 8 addresses are between 92 m and 93 m above sea level (93 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 | Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Keightley College Eastwood | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Green GeniePoint | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ling House Medical Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dalton Lane Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skipton Road (Dental Surgery) | 770 m |
| Hospital | Airedale General Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Kay Group - Hard Ings Service Station Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 4.4 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,710 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dalton Mills, all attached buildings and yard surface, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m east. 44 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dalton Mills, all attached buildings and yard surface | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Mill Buildings at Low Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-west |
| Keighley War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m west |
| Lund Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Utley Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 680 m south |
| Hog Holes Clough | Valley | 1.2 km south |
| Moorhouse Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Lower Kirkstall Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Race Course Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 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) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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 Rowsley Street.