BD4 7EG Bradford
Live postcode, introduced November 2011. Ward: Bowling & Barkerend. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (93% of about 690 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
- Adelaide Street/Duncan Street, Little Horton, permissioned (460 m)
- Adelaide Street/Duncan Street, Little Horton: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Junction with Park Road, Manchester Road, Little Horton: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Park Road, Little Horton: up to 500 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Clifford Street Car Park, City Centre: up to 225 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Swarland Grove, permissioned (600 m)
- Grafton Street, Little Horton, permissioned (630 m)
- Between Clayton Lane and Lister Arms, Little Horton: up to 117 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 7 addresses are between 119 m and 123 m above sea level (120 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 Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Linton Street West Bowling | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 740 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Vicar Lane, Bradford GeniePoint | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr I M Raja & Partner | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westend Apex Dental Surgery | 880 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 820 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - East Bowling Service Station Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,320 m² | 440 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bowling Park 28 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bowling Park Allotment Gardens 3.3 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 54, Little Horton Lane Bd5, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m north-west. 75 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 54, Little Horton Lane Bd5 | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-west |
| Bolling Hall (Museum) | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m south-east |
| St George's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north |
| Bradford Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m north |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 82% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.