LS29 0SE Bradford
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: Ilkley & Addingham. 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 E (25% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Addingham (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
- 16 AND 18, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJACENT TO PARKINSON FOLD, grade II
- NUMBERS 2 (FIR COTTAGE), 4 ( DALE COTTAGE) AND 6, grade II
- SMITHY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Church Street/Main Street, Addingham: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Chapel Street, Addingham: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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 29 addresses are between 91 m and 92 m above sea level (91 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 | Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Steeton and Silsden 595,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Addingham Cricket Club | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | Ilkley Lido GeniePoint | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Addingham Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest S R W Hick | 800 m |
| Hospital | Grove Convalescent Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ilkley Bolton Bridge Road | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | High Park 12 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Newtown Allotment Gardens 5,840 m² | 460 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross at the Church of St Peter, a scheduled monument, 300 m east. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross at the Church of St Peter | Scheduled monument | 300 m east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre including fishponds and part of the open field system adjacent to St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 320 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 870 m east |
| Black Foss Waterfall | Waterfall | 1.5 km north-east |
| Coppy Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Hawksworth Island | Island | 2.5 km south-east |
| Springs Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km south-east |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 2.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 29 |
3 of the postcode's 29 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.