LS29 8AW Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coutances Way, Bradford: 43 addresses
- Denton Road, Denton: 4 addresses
- Cowpasture Road, Ilkley: 1 address
- Wheatley Lane, Ilkley: 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 E (23% of about 990 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: yes, Bradford.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 49 addresses are between 63 m and 86 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Denton Bridge Ben Rhydding | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ilkley Lido GeniePoint | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Springs Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest U Dentistry Limited | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Coronation Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 10 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Denton Hall and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Denton Hall and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Cup marked rock on low knoll west of and overlooking Cow and Calf Hotel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Rock with two cup marks south east of quarry at Cow and Calf Rocks | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Two cup marked rocks in path south east of quarry at Cow and Calf Rocks | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 10 km (6.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Plantation | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Beanlands Island | Island | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bore Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Hundwith Gill | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Cromwheel | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 48 |
30 of the postcode's 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bradford: see them on the Bradford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 71% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Coutances Way.