BD5 9EP Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Wibsey & Odsal. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Frimley Drive, Bradford: 49 addresses
- Little Horton Lane, Bradford: 1 address
- Southfield Road, Bradford: 1 address
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 (61% of about 720 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
- Daily Court, Little Horton, permissioned (270 m)
- Clover Street/Haycliffe Road, Wibsey: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Hastings Street/Broadway Avenue, Little Horton, permissioned (480 m)
- Dovesdale Road,Bankfoot, permissioned (650 m)
- Cousen Road: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Faxfleet Street/ Carr Street, permissioned (800 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 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 51 addresses are between 194 m and 201 m above sea level (197 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 | 2.4 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest St Enoch's Road Little Horton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ridge Medical Pract. | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Holroyd Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Bradford South Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Mace Convenience Store Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Horton Park 13 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,070 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,740 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 7-10, Chapel Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south-west. 70 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 7-10, Chapel Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-west |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m north |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 640 m south-east |
| Slack Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Odsal Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south-east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 51 |
9 of the postcode's 51 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Frimley Drive.