LS29 8SE 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 E (23% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ben Rhydding (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- WHEATLEY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bolling Road, Ilkley, permissioned (720 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 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 108 m and 112 m above sea level (109 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 | Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Ilkley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Brighton Road Ben Rhydding | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Hawksworth Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Springs Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest U Dentistry Limited | 580 m |
| Hospital | Coronation Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,930 m² | 850 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 850 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup and Ring marked rock known as the Hanging Stone Rock, a scheduled monument, 880 m south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup and Ring marked rock known as the Hanging Stone Rock | Scheduled monument | 880 m south-west |
| Rock with two cup marks south east of quarry at Cow and Calf Rocks | Scheduled monument | 900 m south |
| Cup marked rock on low knoll west of and overlooking Cow and Calf Hotel | Scheduled monument | 910 m south |
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km west |
| Heathcote, Ilkley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 860 m east |
| Beanlands Island | Island | 1.0 km north-west |
| The Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Rocky Valley | Valley | 1.3 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Yellow Bog | Wetland | 3.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 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 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.