LS1 7BU Leeds
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Hunslet & Riverside. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Riverside Court, Leeds: 42 addresses
- Call Lane, Leeds: 8 addresses
- The Calls, Leeds: 1 address
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 C (35% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LEEDS CITY CENTRE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, BLAYDS YARD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-5, QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
- 17 AND 19, BRIDGE END, grade II
- 2, LAMBERTS ARCADE, grade II
- 20 AND 22, DOCK STREET, grade II
- 3, 4 AND 5, BLAYDS YARD, grade II
- 48, CALL LANE, grade II
- LEEDS BRIDGE, grade II
- NUMBERS 165A AND 166-169 BRIGGATE, grade II
- SIMPSONS FOLD WAREHOUSE, grade II
- SOUTH RANGE, 14 QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 9 - 11 Blayds Yard: up to 3 homes, permissioned (20 m)
- Dysons Chambers, 12 - 14 Briggate: up to 82 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Lamberts Arcade And 162 - 165 Briggate , Leeds , LS1 6LY: up to 23 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Rear 2-28 The Calls LS2: up to 77 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 30 Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 4BA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 36 The Calls LS1: up to 14 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 38 The Calls LS2: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 7 Duncan Street LS1: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 35 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 51 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (27 m on average).
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 | 460 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m, 112 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Leeds City Centre | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 430 m |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Sovereign Square | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Maude Street Car Park GeniePoint | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York Street Health Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Alpha & Omega Pharmacy & Walk In Clinic | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Briggate Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | Leeds General Infirmary | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leeds - Sovereign Square, Swinegate Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of North West Range of White Cloth Hall Including Entrance, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-east. 335 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of North West Range of White Cloth Hall Including Entrance | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Time Ball Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-west |
| Corn Exchange | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north-east |
| Waterloo House North East Range of White Cloth Hall With Assembly Rooms Over | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-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 | 590 m south-east |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 3.0 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 3.4 km north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 48 |
10 of the postcode's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 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 | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 77% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Riverside Court.