BD5 9JL Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Horton. 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 (94% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 56, 60, 62 and 66, Quaker Lane, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Daily Court, Little Horton, permissioned (100 m)
- Cousen Road: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Clover Street/Haycliffe Road, Wibsey: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Bell House, Southfield Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Paternoster Square Great Horton, permissioned (690 m)
- Little Horton Lane, Little Horton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Harris Court Mill, Great Horton Road, Great Horton: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (740 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 48 addresses are between 182 m and 192 m above sea level (187 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 | 2.2 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 75 within 800 m; nearest Southfield Lane Hillam St Little Horton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Ridge Medical Pract. | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Ridge Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Mace Convenience Store Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Horton Park 13 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,740 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horton Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 530 m north. 78 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m north |
| 670 and 670A, Great Horton Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Slack Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Bull Greave Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| The Roughs | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 48 |
9 of the postcode's 48 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 35% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 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.