BD6 3AL Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Wibsey & Odsal. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Astral View, Bradford: 31 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 C (55% of about 510 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
- 202-214, HAYCLIFFE LANE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clover Street/Haycliffe Road, Wibsey: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Pannal Street, Great Horton: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Pannal Street, Great Horton, permissioned (580 m)
- Bell House, Southfield Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Land off Great Horton Road: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Daily Court, Little Horton, permissioned (620 m)
- Harris Court Mill, Great Horton Road, Great Horton: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Saint Street, Great Horton, permissioned (760 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 31 addresses are between 225 m and 233 m above sea level (229 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 | 2.9 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Kenmore Road Wibsey | 340 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 | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey Fairground GeniePoint | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wibsey & Queensbury Med P | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Black Mountain Millennium Green 4.7 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wibsey Park 11 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,740 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 7-10, Chapel Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m south-east. 91 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 7-10, Chapel Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south-east |
| 670 and 670A, Great Horton Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north-east |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Slack Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Bull Greave Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| North Brow Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Sheep Hill | Hill | 2.6 km west |
| Cock Hill Clough | Valley | 3.8 km south-west |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the postcode's 31 addresses is 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Astral View.