BD12 7AY postcode in Oakenshaw, Bradford

BD12 7AY is a postcode in Oakenshaw, in the Wyke ward of Bradford. It is in the Bradford South parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BD12 7AY can get it Across Bradford: 96% Typical price £177,500 Homes sold in BD12 7, last 12 months. ▼ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Low Moor 400 m in a straight line

Where BD12 7AY is, and what is near it

Map of BD12 7AY and what is near it Map of BD12 7AY: its centre point, with the 87 other postcodes in the BD12 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BD12 7AA: also in BD12 7BD12 7AB: also in BD12 7BD12 7AD: also in BD12 7BD12 7AF: also in BD12 7BD12 7AG: also in BD12 7BD12 7AH: also in BD12 7BD12 7AJ: also in BD12 7BD12 7AL: also in BD12 7BD12 7AN: also in BD12 7BD12 7AP: also in BD12 7BD12 7AQ: also in BD12 7BD12 7AR: also in BD12 7BD12 7AS: also in BD12 7BD12 7AT: also in BD12 7BD12 7AU: also in BD12 7BD12 7AW: also in BD12 7BD12 7AX: also in BD12 7BD12 7AZ: also in BD12 7BD12 7BA: also in BD12 7BD12 7BB: also in BD12 7BD12 7BD: also in BD12 7BD12 7BG: also in BD12 7BD12 7BH: also in BD12 7BD12 7BJ: also in BD12 7BD12 7BN: also in BD12 7BD12 7BP: also in BD12 7BD12 7BQ: also in BD12 7BD12 7BT: also in BD12 7BD12 7BU: also in BD12 7BD12 7BW: also in BD12 7BD12 7BX: also in BD12 7BD12 7BY: also in BD12 7BD12 7BZ: also in BD12 7BD12 7DA: also in BD12 7BD12 7DB: also in BD12 7BD12 7DD: also in BD12 7BD12 7DE: also in BD12 7BD12 7DF: also in BD12 7BD12 7DH: also in BD12 7BD12 7DJ: also in BD12 7BD12 7DN: also in BD12 7BD12 7DP: also in BD12 7BD12 7DQ: also in BD12 7BD12 7DR: also in BD12 7BD12 7DS: also in BD12 7BD12 7DT: also in BD12 7BD12 7DU: also in BD12 7BD12 7DW: also in BD12 7BD12 7DX: also in BD12 7BD12 7DY: also in BD12 7BD12 7EA: also in BD12 7BD12 7EB: also in BD12 7BD12 7ED: also in BD12 7BD12 7EE: also in BD12 7BD12 7EF: also in BD12 7BD12 7EH: also in BD12 7BD12 7EJ: also in BD12 7BD12 7EL: also in BD12 7BD12 7EN: also in BD12 7BD12 7EQ: also in BD12 7BD12 7ER: also in BD12 7BD12 7ES: also in BD12 7BD12 7ET: also in BD12 7BD12 7EU: also in BD12 7BD12 7EW: also in BD12 7BD12 7EX: also in BD12 7BD12 7EY: also in BD12 7BD12 7EZ: also in BD12 7BD12 7HA: also in BD12 7BD12 7HB: also in BD12 7BD12 7HD: also in BD12 7BD12 7HE: also in BD12 7BD12 7HF: also in BD12 7BD12 7HG: also in BD12 7BD12 7HH: also in BD12 7BD12 7HJ: also in BD12 7BD12 7HL: also in BD12 7BD12 7HN: also in BD12 7BD12 7HP: also in BD12 7BD12 7HR: also in BD12 7BD12 7HS: also in BD12 7BD12 7HT: also in BD12 7BD12 7HU: also in BD12 7BD12 7HW: also in BD12 7BD12 7HX: also in BD12 7BD12 7HY: also in BD12 7 School 1.0 kmAppleton Academy 1.7 kmGP 2.8 kmWyke BD12 7AY Map of BD12 7AY and what is near it Map of BD12 7AY: its centre point, with the 87 other postcodes in the BD12 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.8 kmWyke BD12 7AY
  • BD12 7AY
  • Other postcodes in BD12 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7494, longitude -1.7476)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BD12 7AY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BD12 7AY?

Every home and business at BD12 7AY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BD12 7AY 100% Bradford 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BD12 7AY 100% Bradford 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BD12 7AY?

BinDayBuddy has not read City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council's days for BD12 7AY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BD12 7AY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BD12 7AY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BD12 7AY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bradford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BD12 7AY: 5,430 properties in Bradford are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Bradford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BD12 7AY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BD12 7AY?

Homes in BD12 7 sold for a typical £177,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£177,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £203,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £146,500 16 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BD12 district: a typical £180,200 from 235 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BD12 7AY

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BD12 7AY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 July 2025. The middle sale was £155,000, from £125,000 to £157,000. Across BD12 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £177,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BD12 7AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around BD12 7AY. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BD12 7AY

Band D in Bradford for 2026‑27: £2,361. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,574 (band A) to £3,410 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,836.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (33%)£1,574
Band Babout 280 (36%)£1,836
Band Cabout 170 (22%)£2,098
Band Dabout 40 (5%)£2,361
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,885
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,410
Band Gwithheld£3,935
Band Hfewer than 5£4,721

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bradford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BD12 7AY is in (ONS area E01010865), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest open schools to BD12 7AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BD12 7AY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BD12 7AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BD12 7AY is Low Moor Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Low Moor Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Bradford Interchange Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Victoria Park, 19 m away.

More stations near BD12 7AY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BD12 7AY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BD12 7AY?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BD12 7AY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Modvion - 3 stalls 50kw EV charging Charging point · 3 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 kmCycle
  • Bradford Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest to the centre of BD12 7AY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BD12 7AY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BD12 7AY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BD12 7AY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BD12 7AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of BD12 7AY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BD12 7AY in a conservation area?

The centre of BD12 7AY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BD12 7AY?

Police.uk records 94 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BD12 7AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Burglary6 reports

Also: drugs 6, shoplifting 5, other theft 5, other crime 3, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BD12 7AY

Ward
Wyke
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Oakenshaw
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BD12 7AF60 mBD12 7AX90 mBD12 7BN120 mBD12 7BH120 mBD12 7BA130 mBD12 7BQ130 m
All of BD12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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