BD7 1AF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Great Horton Road, Bradford: 32 addresses
- Little Horton Lane, Bradford: 1 address
- Southbrook Terrace, 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 A (63% of about 1,540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Little Horton Lane (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Paint Little Horton.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-15, SOUTH BROOK TERRACE BD7, grade II
- 10, 12 AND 14, EDMUND STREET, grade II
- 16-28, EDMUND STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, EDMUND STREET, grade II
- 20-38, GROVE TERRACE, grade II
- 30, EDMUND STREET, grade II
- 4-16, Grove Terrace, grade II
- 6 AND 8, EDMUND STREET, grade II
- DEUTSCHE EVANGELISCHE KIRCHE, grade II
- NUMBERS 1-35 GROVE TERRACE INCLUDING NUMBER 37 GREAT HORTON ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wilton Car park and buildings, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Sawrey Place, Little Horton: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Buildings at Bradford College,City Centre, permissioned (200 m)
- Fulton Street/Tetley Street/ Sunbridge Road, City Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 112 Thornton Road, City Centre, permissioned (370 m)
- Sunwin House, Godwin Street/Sunbridge Road, City Centre: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land buildings south of Sunbridge Rd, City Centre: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 126-128 Thornton Road, City Centre, permissioned (400 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 8 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 34 addresses are between 117 m and 123 m above sea level (120 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 65%, gigabit 65% 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 | 670 m |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Ice Arena Bradford City Centre | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 500 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Community Benefit Society | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 40 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 770 m |
| Police station | Trafalgar House Police Station | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 24 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 34 |
34 of the postcode's 34 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 47% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Great Horton Road.