Back o' the Mill Harden, Bradford
4 addresses across 4 postcodes (BD16), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7706050.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Bradford cost £185,297 in August 2026 (+2.1% on a year); private rents averaged £739 a month.
- Flood: 17 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Keighley Road, is 330 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 9 times (19 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Bradford costs £2,361 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bingley, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Myrtle Park, is about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 146 to 155 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Wilsden Medical Practice, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Bradford
A typical home in Bradford cost £185,297 in August 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier and 48% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £330,266 |
| Semi-detached | £206,237 |
| Terraced | £156,116 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,042 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £166,791 |
Private renters in Bradford paid £739 a month on average in September 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £545 |
| Two bedrooms | £670 |
| Three bedrooms | £803 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,099 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 15,704 kWh of it on average in 2024, 19% more than the district's 13,237 kWh, and 3,367 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD16 1BU | 24 | 2,177 kWh | 24 | 9,789 kWh |
| BD16 1LQ | 56 | 3,256 kWh | 57 | 17,869 kWh |
| BD16 1TG | 16 | 1,741 kWh | 16 | 7,450 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BD16.
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 street: most are in band C (21% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 76 homes the Environment Agency counts, 12 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD16 1BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BD16 1FJ | zone 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BD16 1LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
| BD16 1TG | zone 3 | 10 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 9 times, for 19 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Harden Beck.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narrows Cso Yorkshire Water; monitored 55% of the year | Harden Beck | 9 | 19 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 330 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keighley Road Harden, Keighley | 1987 to 1988 | Inert | 330 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 146 m and 155 m above sea level (150 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD16 1BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD16 1FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD16 1LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BD16 1TG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bingley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Crossflatts 442,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Keighley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Long Lane Gatesway Harden | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keighley Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wellington Road, Bingley GeniePoint | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Wilsden Medical Practice Good May 2026 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harden Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | Oasis Dental Care | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bingley Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Care homes | Five Rise Nursing Home Outstanding Dec 2019 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Southams Of Howarth | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Myrtle Park 8.8 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,090 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Harden Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) south. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Harden Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| St Ives Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Wood | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Lamb Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Coppice Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Ryecroft Plantation | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hills Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Hog Holes Clough | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harden Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 30 m | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 89% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 25% at the higher standard (2025; 87% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 60 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Breakfast & After School Club BD16 1LJ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 60 m | |
| Harden Pre-school BD16 1JP | Out-of-school day care | 55 | Not inspected yet | 130 m |
Ofsted also registers 215 childminders and 16 home childcarers (nannies) in Bradford. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Fleece (Bar Only) BD16 1HP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Aspens Services at Harden Primary School BD16 1LJ | School/college/university | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Harden Spice BD16 1JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Harden Luncheon Club BD16 1JP | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2025 |
| G Snowden & Son Butchers BD16 1JP | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Harden Mini Market BD16 1JP | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 7 Sep 2023 |
| The Yorkshire Treats Company BD16 1JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2024 |
| Harden Fisheries BD16 1JT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jul 2024 |
| Harden Post Office BD16 1HS | Retailers - other | 150 m | Exempt | |
| Harden Cricket Club BD16 1HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Spring Row (5); On or near Anthony Lane (4); On or near Valley View (3); On or near Progress Avenue (3); On or near Ferrands Park Way (3).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2025 18:20 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist, 1 child | B6429, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 1 May 2023 13:56 | Slight | 1 person | B6429, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 18 Oct 2022 13:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B6429, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BD16 1BU: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
- BD16 1FJ: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- BD16 1LQ: 1 address of 70 in the postcode
- BD16 1TG: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Gatesway · Mill Pond Court · Parry Close · Castle Grove · Milligan Court · Sunny Mount · Spring Row · Harden Brow Lane · Crowther Fold · Progress Avenue · Millbeck Drive · Castle Croft
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.