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%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 30.61 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 37.24 mi |
| Area | 508.33 mi² |
| Maximum width | 44.62 mi |
| Perimeter | 157.15 mi |
| Postcode districts | 27 |
| Postcode sectors | 108 |
| Post towns | 7 |
| Postcodes | 17,046 |
| Population | 578,336 |
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?
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% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 1,316,567 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 5,083.29 |
| Square feet | 141,713,955,313.00 |
| Square kilometres | 13,165.67 |
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 |
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| 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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Towns and villages within the area
- Airton — village
- Appletreewick — village
- Arncliffe — village
- Baildon — town
- Batley — town
- Beamsley — village
- Bingley — town
- Birkenshaw — village
- Bradford — city
- Brighouse — town
- Broughton — village
- Buckden — village
- Burnsall — village
- Carleton-in-Craven — village
- Cleckheaton — town
- Cononley — village
- Cowling — village
- Cracoe — village
- Cross Hills — village
- Cullingworth — village
- Denholme — village
- Draughton — village
- Drighlington — village
- Drub — village
- East Marton — village
- East Morton — village
- Eastburn — village
- Eastby — village
- Elslack — otherSettlement
- Embsay — village
- Esholt — village
- Farnhill — village
- Gargrave — village
- Giggleswick — village
- Gildersome — village
- Gomersal — village
- Goose Eye — village
- Grassington — village
- Hainworth — village
- Harden — village
- Harecroft — village
- Haworth — village
- Hebden — village
- Hellifield — village
- Hetton — village
- Horton in Ribblesdale — village
- Keighley — town
- Kettlewell — village
- Kildwick — village
- Kirkby Malham — village
- Laycock — village
- Lee Lane — village
- Linton — village
- Liversedge — town
- Long Ashes — village
- Long Preston — village
- Lothersdale — village
- Low Bradley — village
- Malham — village
- Micklethwaite — village
- Mountain — village
- Norr — village
- Oakenshaw — village
- Oakworth — village
- Oxenhope — village
- Pudsey — town
- Queensbury — village
- Rathmell — village
- Rylstone — village
- Scholes — village
- Settle — town
- Shipley — town
- Silsden — town
- Skipton — town
- Stainforth — village
- Stanbury — village
- Starbotton — village
- Steeton — village
- Sutton-in-Craven — village
- Thornton — village
- Thornton-in-Craven — village
- Threshfield — village
- Tong — village
- West Marton — village
- West Morton — village
- West Scholes — village
- Wigglesworth — village
- Wilsden — village