BD8 0QU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clayton & Fairweather Green. 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 (88% of about 560 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
- Chapel Lane: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Land at buildings at Kenilworth House, Saffron Drive, Allerton: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Bell Dean Road, Allerton, permissioned (810 m)
- Whitburn Way, Allerton: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Allerton Mills, Allerton Rd: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 64 addresses are between 164 m and 166 m above sea level (165 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 Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Bell Dean Road Allerton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 4.1 km |
| EV charging points | Asda West Bradford GeniePoint | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hollyns Health & Wellbeing | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Raj's Chemist | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allerton Dental Practice | 840 m |
| Hospital | Lynfield Mount Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Manningham Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Lower Grange Convenience, Lower Grange | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,980 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.5 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,030 m² | 640 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,380 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leventhorpe Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leventhorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-west |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| Horton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boggart Wood | Wood | 550 m west |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.0 km west |
| Bull Greave Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Chellow Dene Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Chellow Dean Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 1.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 64 | 64 |
None of the postcode's 64 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.