LS29 9NE 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 (22% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ilkley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 (760 m)
- Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, permissioned (920 m)
- Dove Corner, Hollingwood Gate, Ilkley, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 9 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 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 61 addresses are between 92 m and 111 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% 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 | 350 m |
| Ben Rhydding 219,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Grove Road Ilkley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ilkley Bus Station | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Hawksworth Street Car Park GeniePoint | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest I G Medical | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acorn Villas Dental Practice | 130 m |
| Hospital | Grove Convalescent Hospital | 190 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Ilkley Police Station | 170 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ilkley Bolton Bridge Road | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Spence's Garden 7,050 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Riverside Gardens 3.7 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Lane Allotment Gardens 2,790 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ilkley Memorial Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 170 m north-west. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkley Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 170 m north-west |
| Three carved rocks opposite St Margaret's Church | Scheduled monument | 220 m south |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| 3 Stone Crosses South of the Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north-east |
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-east |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north-east |
| Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley. | Scheduled monument | 410 m north-east |
| Heathcote, Ilkley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m west |
| Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m north |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 590 m north-east |
| Limybank Deeps | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north-west |
| Ilkley Beach | Beach | 1.1 km north-east |
| Panorama Woods | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Heber's Ghyll | Valley | 1.4 km west |
| Ellishaw Slack | Wetland | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 61 |
12 of the postcode's 61 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.