BD8 9DF Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Toller. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hanover Close, Bradford: 74 addresses
- Toller Lane, Bradford: 10 addresses
- Fairbank 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 (71% of about 860 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
- Carlisle Rd: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Site of Anvil Court, Church Street, Manningham: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Hollings Rd: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Manningham Mill, Heaton Rd: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Lily Street, permissioned (580 m)
- Whetley Mills, Thornton Rd: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Priestman Street, Manningham: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Newport Rd, Manningham: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 14 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Hanover Close Girlington | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Simes St Parking | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Victor Street GeniePoint | 560 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashwell Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Abrar Rehman Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westbourne Green Health Centre | 450 m |
| Hospital | Westbourne Green Community Hospital | 450 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Manningham Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,350 m² | 600 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,910 m² | 450 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 76% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 57% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Hanover Close.