BD5 7AR Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Horton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Baxandall Street, Bradford: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ryan Street, West Bowling: 12 addresses
- Huddersfield Road, Bradford: 3 addresses
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 (89% 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Prince of Wales Inn, 244 Bowling Old Lane, permissioned (270 m)
- Coates Terrace/Manchester Road, Bowling: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Hastings Street/Broadway Avenue, Little Horton, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Newall Street/Bottomley Street Off Manchester Road, Little Horton, pending decision (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Dovesdale Road,Bankfoot, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Faxfleet Street/ Carr Street, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
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 35 addresses are between 167 m and 169 m above sea level (168 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 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 81 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manchester Rd Donisthorpe Street West Bowling | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr I M Raja & Partner | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodroyd Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Road Dental Care Unit | 250 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Emsley's Memorial Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Avenue Road Allotment Gardens 5,130 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) north. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| 30, Little Horton Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Odsal Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 35 |
31 of the postcode's 35 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 18% | 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 Baxandall Street.