The BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 24 postcode districts in

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, within seven

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s. These cover northwestern

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(including

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

Bingley Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The town had a population of 18,040 at the United Kingdom ...

, Shipley,

Cleckheaton Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and so ...

and

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford, n ...

) and southwestern

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(including

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Aire and the Leeds ...

and Settle), plus very small parts of

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! BD1 , BRADFORD , Bradford City Centre, Little Germany, Goitside, Independent Quarter, West End, City Park ,

, - ! BD2 , BRADFORD , Eccleshill, Fagley, Five Lane Ends, Bolton Woods, Ashbourne,

Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...

, parts of Undercliffe, Moorside , Bradford,

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, - ! BD3 , BRADFORD , Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Thornbury, Eastbrook, Pollard Park, parts of, Laisterdyke, parts of Undercliffe, Wapping , Bradford, Leeds , - ! BD4 , BRADFORD , Bierley, East Bowling, East Bierley, Laisterdyke, Tong, Tong Street, Holme Wood, Dudley Hill, Tyersal, Swaine Green, Cutler Heights,

Tong Village Tong or Tong Village is a village and former civil parish in the City of Bradford metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. It is a historic village, and gives its name to the larger Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, ele ...

, Bradford, Leeds, Kirklees , - ! BD5 , BRADFORD , Bankfoot,

Little Horton Little Horton (population 17,368 – United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census) is a Ward (politics), ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the de Horton family, who ...

West Bowling West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...

, Canterbury, Marshfields, Ripleyville, , Bradford , - ! BD6 , BRADFORD , Buttershaw, Wibsey, Woodside, Westwood Park,

Odsal Odsal is an area of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Odsal Stadium is currently the home of Bradford rugby league club and YorStox F1 and F2 stock cars. The Richard Dunn Sports Centre is named after the boxer who lived in Bradford at th ...

, Staithgate, parts of Horton Bank Top (Cooperville) , Bradford , - ! BD7 , BRADFORD , Great Horton, Lidget Green, Scholemoor, Horton Bank Top, Horton Grange , Bradford , - ! BD8 , BRADFORD , Manningham, Girlington, White Abbey, Lower Grange, Four Lane Ends, Longlands, West Park, Crossley Hall, Belle Vue , Bradford , - ! BD9 , BRADFORD , Frizinghall, Emm Lane, Heaton, Daisy Hill, Haworth Road Estate, Chellow Heights, Chellow Grange , Bradford , - ! BD10 , BRADFORD ,

Apperley Bridge Apperley Bridge is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England in the Idle and Thackley Ward. Apperley Bridge is north-east of Bradford on the boundary with the City of Leeds bounded in the east b ...

, Greengates, Idle, Ravenscliffe, Thackley, Thorpe Edge. , Bradford, Leeds , - ! BD11 , BRADFORD , Adwalton, Birkenshaw, Cockersdale,

Drighlington Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of ...

Kirklees Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It ...

, Leeds , - ! BD12 , BRADFORD , Low Moor, Oakenshaw, Wyke, Lower Wyke, Delph Hill , Bradford, Kirklees , - ! BD13 , BRADFORD ,

Cullingworth Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mainly ...

, Clayton Heights

Denholme Denholme is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is west of Bradford, from Keighley and roughly the same distance from Halifax. Administratively, it is part of the Bingley Rural ward of ...

, Queensbury, Thornton, School Green , Bradford , - ! BD14 , BRADFORD , Clayton , Bradford , - ! BD15 , BRADFORD , Allerton, Norr,

Wilsden Wilsden is a village and civil parish in west Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. Wilsden is west of Bradford and is close to the Aire Valley and the nearby villages of Denholme, Cullingworth, Harden, Cottingley and Allerton. Wilsden r ...

, Sandy Lane , Bradford , - ! BD16 , BINGLEY ,

, Cottingley,

Eldwick Eldwick is a small village near Bingley in the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire. It is split up into two main parts, Eldwick, the main populated part, and High Eldwick, the larger but less populated section, situated on Bingley Moor. ...

, Harden , Bradford , - ! BD17 , SHIPLEY , Baildon, Shipley , Bradford , - ! BD18 , SHIPLEY ,

Saltaire Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Salts Mill and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allo ...

, Shipley, Windhill, Wrose , Bradford , - ! BD19 , CLECKHEATON ,

, Gomersal, Scholes , Kirklees , - ! BD20 , KEIGHLEY , Cononley, Lothersdale, Cross Hills, East Morton, Glusburn,

Kildwick Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven, is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley and had a population of 191 in 2001, rising slightly to 194 at the 2011 census. Kildwick is a ...

, Silsden, Steeton, Utley, Riddlesden,

Sutton-in-Craven Sutton-in-Craven is a village, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward and (as just Sutton) a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England that is situated in the River Aire, Aire Valley between Skipton an ...

, Bradley, Farnhill , Bradford,

, - ! BD21 , KEIGHLEY , Hainworth,

, Bradford , - ! BD22 , KEIGHLEY ,

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Haworth Haworth ( , , ) is a village in West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines south-west of Keighley, 8 miles (13 km) north of Halifax, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhop ...

Oakworth Oakworth is a village in the civil parish of Keighley, in the Bradford district, in West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area. Oa ...

, Oxenhope, Cross Roads , Bradford , - ! BD23 , SKIPTON , Bracewell,

Carleton-in-Craven Carleton-in-Craven is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and situated just over south-west from the market town of Skipton. The village had a population of 1,118 at the 2011 Census, and contains a p ...

Embsay Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby. The parish population as of the 2011 census was 1,871. Until 1974 it was part of ...

Thornton in Craven Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is approx from the border with Lancashire and north of Earby. Barnoldswick is nearby. The Pennine Way passes through the village, as does the A56 ...

Gargrave Gargrave is a large village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the A65 road, A65, north-west of Skipton. The village is situated on the very edge of the Yorkshire Dales; the River Aire and the Leeds ...

, Grassington, Hebden, Hellifield, Horton, Kettlewell, Kirkby Malham,

, Threshfield, Tosside , North Yorkshire,

Ribble Valley Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. ...

, - ! BD24 , SETTLE ,

Giggleswick Giggleswick, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lies on the B6480 road, less than north-west of the town of Settle and divided from it by the River Ribble. It is the site of Giggleswick School. Until 1974 it was part ...

, Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle , North Yorkshire , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BD97 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BINGLEY , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF;", BD98 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRADFORD , rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF;", , rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHIPLEY , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", BD99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BRADFORD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Euroway Trading Estate M606 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address fileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Geography of the City of Bradford Postcode areas covering Yorkshire and the Humber Postcode areas covering North West England

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