BD3 0EF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowling & Barkerend. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Oxford Place, Wapping: 10 addresses
- Oxford Place, Bradford: 3 addresses
- Bolton Road, Bradford: 2 addresses
- Wapping Road, Bradford: 2 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 (55% of about 1,200 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
- Wapping Road, Barkerend: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land west of Wharf Street, City Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Sycamore Close/Otley Road, permissioned (270 m)
- 36 Canal Rd, City Centre, permissioned (320 m)
- 39-41 Bolton Rd, City Centre, permissioned (320 m)
- Sun Street, City Centre: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- 34 Canal Rd, City Centre, permissioned (340 m)
- Holdsworth Street, City Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (350 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 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Sycamore Close Undercliffe | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Captain Street Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Farrow Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Robertsons Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Otley Road (Dental Surgery) | 480 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Otley Rd Bradford Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Peel Park 26 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,000 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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 Unnamed street near Oxford Place.