BD8 7HU Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Manningham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Belle Vue, Bradford: 54 addresses
- Grosvenor Road, Bradford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Belle Vue, Manningham: 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 (81% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Apsley Crescent (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 1-11 BELLE VUE INCLUDING 191, 193, 195 AND 197 MANNINGHAM LANE, grade II
- BLOCK ON CORNER OF BELLE VUE AND MANNINGHAM LANE AT MANNINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL, grade II
- CAMDEN TERRACE, grade II
- THE BELLE VUE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Manningham Middle School, permissioned (60 m)
- 246 Manningham Lane, permissioned (190 m)
- Green Lane/Lumb Lane, Manningham, permissioned (200 m)
- Bowland Street, Manningham: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Rutland House, Manningham Lane, permissioned (270 m)
- Drummond Trading Estate, Lumb Lane, Manningham: up to 129 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Spring Bank Place, Manningham: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Nesfield House, 2 Nesfield Street, Bradford, permissioned (410 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 56 addresses are between 131 m and 135 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 1.0 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Valley Parade Manningham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Simes St Parking | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarendon Medical Centre | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manningham Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bateman Street (Dental Surgery) | 300 m |
| Hospital | Westbourne Green Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Manningham Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Valley Parade Services Cashzone | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,220 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | Valley Allotment Gardens 9,820 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bradford Synagogue (Reform), a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south. 113 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Synagogue (Reform) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brow Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Old Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Renold Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 56 |
55 of the postcode's 56 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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 Belle Vue.