BD18 4BU

Shipley · Bradford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shipley
Ward
Shipley
Local authority
Bradford
Constituency
Shipley
Postcode district
BD18
Postcode sector
BD18 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD18 4BT 111 m
BD18 4BX 147 m
BD18 4BR 176 m
BD18 4BL 192 m
BD18 4BS 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD18 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD18
Postcode sector
BD18 4
Latitude
53.837306
Longitude
-1.803709
British National Grid easting
413,015
British National Grid northing
437,911

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Bradford · E08000032
Electoral ward
Shipley · E05016475
Parish or community
E04013024
Westminster constituency
Shipley · E14001472
Output area
E00054413
Lower layer super output area
Bradford 018C · E01010784
Middle layer super output area
Bradford 018 · E02002200

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hirstwood Works, Unit 6, Hirst Wood Road, Shipley, BD18 4BU 27 January 2026 £165,000
Hirstwood Works, Unit 8, Hirst Wood Road, Shipley, BD18 4BU 6 December 2023 £130,000
65, Hirst Wood Road, Shipley, BD18 4BU 30 May 2023 £187,055

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
53
Secondary
12
  1. Hirst Wood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    550 m
  2. Saltaire Primary School

    Community school

    621 m
  3. Titus Salt School

    Community school

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,502
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 636
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Vehicle crime 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Public order 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
119

58 female, 61 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.2
BD18 4 residents
7,690

Age bands in BD18 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,359 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

690 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

2,137 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,663 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BD18 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
30.8%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • AFFINITY CARE

    SHIPLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE, ALEXANDRA ROAD, SHIPLEY, SHIPLEY, BD18 3EG

    ODS code B83063

    1.6 km

  • BINGLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANALSIDE HEALTH CARE CENTRE, 2 KINGSWAY, BINGLEY, BD16 4RP

    ODS code B83014

    1.9 km

  • THE SPRINGFIELD SURGERY (BINGLEY)

    CANALSIDE HEALTH CARE CENTRE, 2 KINGSWAY, BINGLEY, BD16 4RP

    ODS code B83067

    1.9 km

  • OAK GLEN SURGERY

    ELDWICK & GILSTEAD HEALTH CENTRE, 196 SWAN AVENUE, BINGLEY, BD16 3PA

    ODS code B83031

    2.1 km

  • THE SALTAIRE & WINDHILL MEDICAL P'SHIP

    WINDHILL GREEN MEDIC PRAC, 2 THACKLEY OLD ROAD, SHIPLEY, BD18 1QB

    ODS code B83039

    2.6 km

  • LEYLANDS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    81 LEYLANDS LANE, HEATON, BRADFORD, BD9 5PZ

    ODS code B83038

    2.8 km

  • FRIZINGHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    274 KEIGHLEY ROAD, BRADFORD, BD9 4LH

    ODS code B83627

    2.9 km

  • BAILDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 NEWTON WAY, BAILDON, SHIPLEY, BD17 5NH

    ODS code B83022

    2.9 km

  • THE CITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WESTBOURNE GREEN CHC CENTRE, 50 HEATON ROAD, BRADFORD, BD8 8RA

    ODS code B83642

    3.8 km

  • THE LISTER SURGERY

    50 HEATON ROAD, BRADFORD, BD8 8RA

    ODS code B83604

    3.8 km

  • MANOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GIRLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, 195 GIRLINGTON ROAD, BRADFORD, BD8 9PB

    ODS code B83012

    4.0 km

  • ASHWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHWELL ROAD, MANNINGHAM, BRADFORD, BD8 9DP

    ODS code B83641

    4.1 km

  • PICTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHETLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, 2 SAPLIN STREET, BRADFORD, BD8 9DW

    ODS code B83614

    4.1 km

  • DR IA GILKAR & PARTNERS

    KENSINGTON STREET HEALTH CENTRE, WHITEFIELD PLACE, BRADFORD, BD8 9LB

    ODS code B83622

    4.2 km

  • KENSINGTON PARTNERSHIP

    WHITEFIELD PLACE, GIRLINGTON, BRADFORD, BD8 9LB

    ODS code B83052

    4.2 km

  • THE ROCKWELL AND WROSE PRACTICE

    KINGS ROAD, BRADFORD, BD2 1QG

    ODS code B83064

    4.2 km

  • THE WILSDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 LINGBOB COURT, WILSDEN, BRADFORD, BD15 0NJ

    ODS code B83037

    4.3 km

  • IDLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 HIGHFIELD ROAD, IDLE, BRADFORD, BD10 8RU

    ODS code B83018

    4.6 km

  • BILTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 CITY ROAD, BRADFORD, BD8 8JT

    ODS code B83660

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lime Tree Square

    BCT · Saltaire

    0.1 miles
  • Nab Wood Cemetery

    BCT · Nab Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Dallam Ave Hirst Lane

    BCT · Saltaire

    0.2 miles
  • Sherwood Grove

    BCT · Saltaire

    0.2 miles
  • Nab Wood Cemetery

    BCT · Nab Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bradford 018C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,919 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £170,000 from 5 recorded sales in BD18 4BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bradford is £185,028 in June 2026, up 6.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

83 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 12 secondary schools. Hirst Wood Nursery School is the nearest published school at 550 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,502 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 636 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.