LS29 8HS Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ilkley & Addingham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Golden Butts Road, Ilkley: 32 addresses
- Keighley Road, Bradford: 4 addresses
- Wellington Road, Ilkley: 1 address
- Wilmot Road, 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 C (29% of about 970 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 (190 m)
- Bolling Road, Ilkley, permissioned (590 m)
- Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 3 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 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 14 medium, 0 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 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 38 addresses are between 85 m and 94 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 270 m |
| Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Golden Butts Road Ilkley | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Hawksworth Street Car Park GeniePoint | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest I G Medical | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Springs Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Genesis Dental Care | 190 m |
| Hospital | Ilkley Coronation Hospital | 270 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,770 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Gardens 3.7 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Middleton Sports Ground 3.0 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,260 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 3 Stone Crosses South of the Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 390 m west. 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Stone Crosses South of the Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m west |
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley. | Scheduled monument | 430 m west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m west |
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 710 m west |
| Three carved rocks opposite St Margaret's Church | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-west |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-west |
| Heathcote, Ilkley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 470 m north-west |
| Ilkley Beach | Beach | 670 m north |
| Cromwheel | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north |
| Stubham Wood | Wood | 900 m north |
| Rocky Valley | Valley | 1.4 km south |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 36 |
14 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Golden Butts Road.