LS29 8ER Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 C (41% of about 1,020 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
- Railway Road. Mayfield Road, Ilkley, permissioned (470 m)
- Bolling Road, Ilkley, permissioned (790 m)
- Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 8 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 71 m and 76 m above sea level (74 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 | 480 m |
| Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Lower Wellington Road Ilkley | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ilkley Lido GeniePoint | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest I G Medical | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ilkley Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Ilkley Coronation Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Gardens 3.7 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Middleton Sports Ground 3.0 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,260 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley., a scheduled monument, 410 m south-west. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley. | Scheduled monument | 410 m south-west |
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-west |
| 3 Stone Crosses South of the Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-west |
| Low Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north-west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 760 m west |
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m south-west |
| Three carved rocks opposite St Margaret's Church | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-west |
| Heathcote, Ilkley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 300 m west |
| Ilkley Beach | Beach | 360 m north-east |
| Cromwheel | Lake or reservoir | 410 m north-east |
| Stubham Wood | Wood | 560 m north |
| Springs Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km west |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 11 |
4 of the postcode's 11 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.