Powered land · Bradford, England
1.4 ha brownfield site at Former nurses accomodation, north of Airedale hospital, Bradford
A brownfield site of 1.4 ha in Bradford, England, on the brownfield land register as previously developed land. It lies 0.97 km from the Crosshills substation (Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), which has 3.49 MVA of demand headroom and 2.69 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.4 ha (the area its register gives) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Site from | Brownfield land register (England) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former nurses accomodation, north of Airedale hospital | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Undeveloped (not-permissioned) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner type | Public (owned-by-a-public-authority) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register reference | ST/020 (planning authority City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Register entry | Brownfield site: Former nurses accomodation, north of Airedale hospital | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Bradford, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8992, -1.9649 (the register's point for the site) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Crosshills (0.97 km, register point to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 3.49 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 2.69 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | Low (under 10%) (score 1 of 5, withdrawals 9.9% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
The register gives a point and an area, not an outline: the distance runs from that point, so the site's edge can be closer to the substation.
How it compares
#110 of 126 sites in Bradford and #5,393 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 17% of the sites in Bradford. Closer to its substation than 43% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1.4 ha | 0 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.97 km | 15.5 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 3.49 MVA | 3.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 19 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in Bradford
Nearby sites on the same substation
12 other sites have Crosshills as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 75 ha site near Crosshills substation, North Yorkshire1.2 km · score 36
- 40 ha site near Crosshills substation, Bradford0.76 km · score 33
- 31 ha site near Crosshills substation, Bradford0.79 km · score 29
- 60 ha site near Crosshills substation, North Yorkshire1.97 km · score 20
- 28 ha site near Crosshills substation, Bradford1.34 km · score 20
- 52 ha site near Crosshills substation, North Yorkshire1.98 km · score 18
- 39 ha site near Crosshills substation, North Yorkshire1.85 km · score 16
- 27 ha site near Crosshills substation, North Yorkshire1.72 km · score 14
- 32 ha site near Crosshills substation, Bradford1.94 km · score 12
- 2.61 ha brownfield site at HayfieldMills, ColneRoad, North Yorkshire1.45 km · score 12
- 2.16 ha brownfield site at StationWorksnorthofCononleyLane, North Yorkshire3.31 km · score 3
- 1.29 ha brownfield site at LandatMalsis, North Yorkshire2.44 km · score 3
- Sites in Bradford127
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- Crosshillssubstation
Data on this page
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO GIS boundaries for GB DNO licence areas, NESO Open Data Licence.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ONS Open Geography: Local Authority Districts, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. Aqueduct 4.0: Updated Decision-Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators. Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061. WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0.