Sheldon Ridge Bradford
15 addresses across 1 postcode (BD4), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7768451.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bradford costs £2,361 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Low Moor, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 170 to 172 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bowling Hall Med Practice, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 83 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1983-1990 (3); 1991-1995 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 B (31% of about 850 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Coop Place, West Bowling: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 2026: BT, New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 street's 15 addresses are between 170 m and 172 m above sea level (171 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD4 6EE | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bierley Terminus | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bowling Hall Med Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bierley Pharmacy | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dentistry@Bd4 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital Day Case Elective Surgical Hub | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,110 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5,830 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,550 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 439-443, Shetcliffe Lane, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 439-443, Shetcliffe Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Bowling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bierley Hall Wood | Wood | 280 m north-west |
| Mill Carr Hill | Hill | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Toftshaw Bottom | Valley | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Woodhouse Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Odsal Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the street's 15 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newhall Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Low Moor CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bradford Academy Church of England | All-through | 2–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Knowleswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Ridge Nursing Home BD4 6EE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 10 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| The Greenwood Inn BD4 6DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Greggs BD4 6SG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Dec 2023 |
| Bierley Community Centre BD4 6BU | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| LSi Limited BD4 6SG | Distributors/Transporters | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 40 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gleneagles Close (11); On or near Walker Street (11); On or near Spen View Lane (11); On or near Greenwood Fold (9); On or near Boy Lane (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- BD4 6EE: 15 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Greenwood Fold · Lynsey Gardens · Parkmere Close · Knightsbridge Walk · Bierley Hall Grove · Walker Street · Spen Close · Boy Lane · Ashmore Gardens · Spen View Lane · Gleneagles Close · Delaware Court
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.
- 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.