BD4 8SB 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 (73% of about 820 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
- 496 Leeds Road, Bradford Moor: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Flockton Road, East Bowling: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- New Augustus House and Trust House, Filey Street, City Centre, permissioned (810 m)
- Steadman Street, Whitehead Street, Barkerend: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- 200-206 Leeds Rd, permissioned (830 m)
- Sticker Lane: up to 110 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Flockton Road, East Bowling: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Joseph Street, Barkerend: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (870 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 143 m and 150 m above sea level (146 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 | 1.1 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Paley Road East Bowling | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Primrose Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Blackstone Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 770 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - East Bowling Service Station Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bowling Park 28 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 810 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Street Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 230 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Feversham Street First School, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Feversham Street First School | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north-west |
| Bolling Hall (Museum) | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m south |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pennyoaks Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Scarr Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 38 |
16 of the postcode's 38 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 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 75% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.