BD3 8BE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bradford Moor. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Heath Street, Bradford: 10 addresses
- Barkerend Road, Bradford: 1 address
- Durkheim Court, Barkerend: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heath Street, Barkerend: 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 (85% of about 650 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
- Folkestone Street, Bradford Moor, permissioned (300 m)
- Steadman Street, Whitehead Street, Barkerend: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Kyme Mills, Bradford Moor: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 1222 Leeds Rd, permissioned (530 m)
- Laisterdyke Lane, Laisterdyke: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- 496 Leeds Road, Bradford Moor: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Barkerend Mill, Barkerend Road, Barkerend, permissioned (860 m)
- Sticker Lane: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
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 | Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Lapage Street Laisterdyke | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Orange Street Car Park GeniePoint | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bradford Moor Practice | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chelmsford Road Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Road Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 2.6 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Murco Service Station Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bradford Moor Park 5.9 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Myra Shay 9.6 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,940 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 5.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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 Heath Street.