LS1 6ET Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Hunslet & Riverside. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Trevelyan Square, Leeds: 4 addresses
- Boar Lane, Leeds: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Leeds in 2026-27: Band D £2,284 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,030 | £2,284 | £2,791 | £3,299 | £3,806 | £4,567 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (47% of about 6,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 21.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, grade I
- TIME BALL BUILDINGS, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, BLAYDS YARD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-13, BOAR LANE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-5, QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
- 1, THE BOURSE, grade II
- 10-20, DUNCAN STREET, grade II
- 159, BRIGGATE, grade II
- 2, LAMBERTS ARCADE, grade II
- 2, THE BOURSE, grade II
- 3, 4 AND 5, BLAYDS YARD, grade II
- 5, DUNCAN STREET, grade II
- 61 AND 62, BOAR LANE, grade II
- 63, BOAR LANE, grade II
- 7, DUNCAN STREET, grade II
- 71, BOAR LANE, grade II
- 9 AND 11, DUNCAN STREET, grade II
- AMBLER HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBERS 165A AND 166-169 BRIGGATE, grade II
- SOUTH RANGE, 14 QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
- YORKSHIRE BANK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 7 Duncan Street LS1: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Dysons Chambers, 12 - 14 Briggate: up to 82 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 9 - 11 Blayds Yard: up to 3 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Lamberts Arcade And 162 - 165 Briggate , Leeds , LS1 6LY: up to 23 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 30 Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 4BA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Criterion Place North: up to 210 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- 133, 135, 137 Briggate: up to 9 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Rear 2-28 The Calls LS2: up to 77 homes, permissioned (220 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 33 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 39 stops within 400 m, 116 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Leeds City Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 480 m |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Sovereign Square | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Maude Street Car Park GeniePoint | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest One Medicare LLP-The Light | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smmmile | 80 m |
| Hospital | Leeds General Infirmary | 870 m |
| Police station | Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leeds - Sovereign Square, Swinegate Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Time Ball Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 357 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Time Ball Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north |
| Whitelock's Ale House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| Corn Exchange | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m east |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south-east |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 3.2 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Trevelyan Square.