BD6 2EG Bradford
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Royds. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Church Mews, Bradford: 9 addresses
- School Street, 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 (40% of about 670 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
- Church Street, Buttershaw: up to 10 homes, pending decision (70 m)
- Manorley Lane, Woodside, permissioned (300 m)
- Reevy Rd West, Buttershaw: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Meadway, Wibsey: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Brafferton Arbor: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (830 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 2 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 10 addresses are between 241 m and 243 m above sea level (242 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 | 3.1 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Beck Hill Buttershaw | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parklands Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | Bradford Dental Clinic LTD | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Bradford South Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wibsey Park 11 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Abb Scott Lane Allotment Gardens 7,350 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is High Bentley, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Bentley | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m south-west |
| High Bentley Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Wood | Wood | 490 m south-west |
| Royds Hall Wood | Wood | 500 m south |
| Mill Wood | Wood | 500 m south |
| Slack Dam | Lake or reservoir | 820 m north-east |
| Delph Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Cock Hill Clough | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Church Mews.