BD6 1SE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wibsey & Odsal. 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 B (51% 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
- 162-164 High Street, permissioned (320 m)
- Dovesdale Road,Bankfoot, permissioned (670 m)
- Hastings Street/Broadway Avenue, Little Horton, permissioned (700 m)
- Clover Street/Haycliffe Road, Wibsey: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Faxfleet Street/ Carr Street, permissioned (740 m)
- Daily Court, Little Horton, permissioned (760 m)
- Former Odsal Clinic 55 Odsal Road, Odsal: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Rooley Lane, Bowling, permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 23 addresses are between 227 m and 235 m above sea level (232 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 | 2.6 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Brownroyd Hill Rd Briarwood Crescent Wibsey | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey & Queensbury Med P | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Holroyd Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wibsey, Wibsey | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wibsey Park 11 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hope Park 510 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,740 m² | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 7-10, Chapel Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-west. 78 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* | 310 m south-west |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 330 m east |
| Slack Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Odsal Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 23 |
2 of the postcode's 23 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.