BD3 9AN Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bowling & Barkerend. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Barkerend Road, Bradford: 25 addresses
- Unnamed street near Barkerend Road, Pollard Park: 1 address
- Byron Street, Bradford: 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 (67% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT, grade II*
- CARLTON-BOLLING SCHOOL, grade II
- FORMER CRAFT BLOCK AT CARLTON-BOLLING SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Barkerend Mill, Barkerend Road, Barkerend, permissioned (360 m)
- Folkestone Street, Bradford Moor, permissioned (420 m)
- Brookfield, New Otley Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 196 - 198 Barkerend Road - Bradford, permissioned (480 m)
- Steadman Street, Whitehead Street, Barkerend: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Sycamore Close/Otley Road, permissioned (680 m)
- 496 Leeds Road, Bradford Moor: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- New Otley Road, Barkerend: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (750 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 3 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 148 m and 154 m above sea level (152 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 | Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Webster Street Barkerend | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Captain Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Burnett Street Car Park GeniePoint | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primrose Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Robertsons Pharmacy Hillside Bridge | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 2.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Arkle Service Station No 2 Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bradford Moor Park 5.9 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,940 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Clement, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m east. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Clement | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 780 m north-west |
| Paper Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m west |
| Feversham Street First School | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| Behrens Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 370 m south-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 640 m east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km north-west |
| Bankhouse Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 27 |
24 of the postcode's 27 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 | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 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 Barkerend Road.