BD5 8NT Bradford
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Wibsey & Odsal. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Truncliffe, Bradford: 57 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 B (37% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 27-69, WHITE LANE BD6, grade II
- The former Hare and Hounds Public House, grade II
- WHITE LANE TOP, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Odsal Clinic 55 Odsal Road, Odsal: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Rooley Lane, Bowling, permissioned (240 m)
- Faxfleet Street/ Carr Street, permissioned (450 m)
- Huddersfield Road, Odsal: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Dovesdale Road,Bankfoot, permissioned (590 m)
- 162-164 High Street, permissioned (640 m)
- Hastings Street/Broadway Avenue, Little Horton, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 8 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 60 addresses are between 204 m and 215 m above sea level (207 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 | Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Sunny Bank Road Bankfoot | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Sedbergh Leisure Centre GeniePoint | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey & Queensbury Med P | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Road Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Taylored Dental Care | 120 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Low Moor, Low Moor | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hope Park 510 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,150 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horton Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km north-west. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 8.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 500 m north-west |
| Odsal Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bierley Hall Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 60 |
20 of the postcode's 60 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 | 68 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 57% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 50% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Truncliffe.