BD4 8QD Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (62% of about 950 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
- Sticker Lane: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Parry Lane, East Bowling: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Dick Lane, Cutler Heights, permissioned (530 m)
- Laisterdyke Lane, Laisterdyke: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Grayswood Drive, Holmewood: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- 1222 Leeds Rd, permissioned (880 m)
- Kyme Mills, Bradford Moor: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 179 m and 185 m above sea level (182 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Broad Lane Laisterdyke | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Orange Street Car Park GeniePoint | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bradford Moor Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Care Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Road Dental Practice | 810 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 2.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,770 m² | 540 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowling Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km south-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.4 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.0 km south |
| Helicon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 35% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.