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BD postcode area

Explore the Bradford postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The BD area code stands for b and d in <strong>B</strong>radfor<strong>D</strong>.

Map of the BD postcode area

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Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postal area.

The BD postcode area covers Bradford and nearby parts of Yorkshire and the Humber.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: HD - Huddersfield, LA - Lancaster, WF - Wakefield, BB - Blackburn, HX - Halifax, DL - Darlington, HG - Harrogate and LS - Leeds and is located inland.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: West Yorkshire (87.96%), North Yorkshire (11.95%), Lancashire (0.09%).

Detailed map of BD Bradford Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the BD Area

Quick facts

BD area statistics
Width east to west30.61 mi
Height north to south37.24 mi
Area508.33 mi²
Maximum width44.62 mi
Perimeter157.15 mi
Postcode districts27
Postcode sectors108
Post towns7
Postcodes17,046
Population578,336

The BD postcode area has a population of 578,336 and covers 1,316,567 hectares. Roughly 0.89% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

Where is the BD postcode area?

Location map for the BD postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the BD postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is BD24 and the most urban is BD1.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
BD24 180,691,925 536,876 0.30%
BD23 722,319,215 2,796,599 0.39%
BD22 85,376,656 1,316,253 1.54%
BD20 98,863,018 2,060,806 2.08%
BD13 37,140,444 1,222,311 3.29%
BD16 32,784,702 1,226,685 3.74%
BD15 11,024,938 611,345 5.55%
BD17 14,054,280 977,618 6.96%
BD14 4,203,193 306,449 7.29%
BD11 7,661,947 559,521 7.30%
BD19 14,244,270 1,149,381 8.07%
BD12 11,257,238 972,248 8.64%
BD21 14,312,594 1,320,349 9.23%
BD4 22,026,879 2,206,262 10.02%
BD10 9,924,817 1,031,097 10.39%
BD18 8,002,716 998,331 12.47%
BD9 6,384,565 873,529 13.68%
BD6 6,441,362 1,000,749 15.54%
BD2 6,474,270 1,016,168 15.70%
BD3 5,721,944 1,047,035 18.30%
BD5 5,145,403 1,019,305 19.81%
BD7 5,721,179 1,134,029 19.82%
BD8 4,902,932 1,085,242 22.13%
BD1 1,885,317 579,761 30.75%
Total 1,316,565,804 27,047,949 2.05%
Map of the BD postcode area
Boundary map showing BD in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the BD postal area
Post towns within the BD postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares1,316,567
Square miles5,083.29
Square feet141,713,955,313.00
Square kilometres13,165.67

Postal delivery offices

  • Bingley Delivery Office
  • Bradford North Delivery Office
  • Bradford South Delivery Office
  • Cleckheaton Delivery Office
  • Keighley Delivery Office
  • Ribblesdale Delivery Office
  • Shipley Delivery Office
  • Skipton Delivery Office
  • West Bradford Delivery Office
  • Wharfedale Delivery Office

Tourist attractions within the area

We found 10 visitor attractions within the Bradford postcode area.

Yorkshire Dale National Park Authority
Visitor Centres
Heritage / Visitor Centre
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Craven Museum and Gallery
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Skipton Castle
Historic Properties
Castle / Fort
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Cliffe Castle Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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East Riddlesden Hall
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Gawthorpe Hall
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Shipley Glen Cable Tramway
Railways
Steam / Heritage Railway
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Saltaire United Reformed Church
Places of Worship
Place of Worship (still in use)
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National Media Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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The Peace Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Nearby postcode areas

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: HD - Huddersfield, LA - Lancaster, WF - Wakefield, BB - Blackburn, HX - Halifax, DL - Darlington, HG - Harrogate and LS - Leeds and is located inland.

Towns and villages within the area

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