BD4 9AN Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holme Wood & Bierley. 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 (91% of about 560 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
- Somerton Drive, Holmewood: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Land at Muirhead Fold, Holmewood: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Tennis Avenue, Holmewood, permissioned (430 m)
- Mead View, Holmewood: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Mead View, Holmewood: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- De Lacy Mews/Tong Street, Dudley Hill: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Cordingley Street, Holmewood: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Cordingley Street, Holmewood: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (560 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 2 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 16 addresses are between 192 m and 194 m above sea level (193 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 | 3.1 km |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Knowles View Holme Wood | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Fastned Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tong Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Highfield Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentistry@Bd4 | 710 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 3.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Dudley Hill, Dudley Hill Cashzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Knowles Park 5.4 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pit Hill Park 8.3 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowling Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.7 km west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3.2 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Kit Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Hunsworth Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Helicon Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.