BD8 9EY Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Manningham. 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 (96% of about 680 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
- Hollings Rd: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Whetley Mills, Thornton Rd: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Carlisle Rd: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Priestman Street, Manningham: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Site of Anvil Court, Church Street, Manningham: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Newport Rd, Manningham: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Lily Street, permissioned (670 m)
- Manningham Mill, Heaton Rd: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (830 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 12 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 63 addresses are between 138 m and 143 m above sea level (141 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 | 1.8 km |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Whetley Lane Beaumont Rd Girlington | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Simes St Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Picton Medical Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Abrar Rehman Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kensington Street Clinic | 410 m |
| Hospital | Westbourne Green Community Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Manningham Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Haji Superstore Cashzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,220 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 660 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manningham Mills, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m north. 45 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manningham Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brow Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Renold Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Weather Royds Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Gaisby Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 63 |
30 of the postcode's 63 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 45% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 17% | 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.